SOLUTION: Nancy need 8 pounds of metal with 39% silver. If Nancy combines one metal with 19% silver, and another with 61% silver, how much of each metal does Nancy need?

Question 1149942: Nancy need 8 pounds of metal with 39% silver. If Nancy combines one metal with 19% silver, and another with 61% silver, how much of each metal does Nancy need?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Same as so many other examples of this type

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8 pounds of metal with 39% silver. If Nancy combines one metal with 19% silver, and another with 61% silver, how much of each metal
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M pounds of metal with T% silver. If combines one metal with L% silver, and another with H% silver, how much of each metal
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y pounds of the H% material
M-y pounds of the L% material

Substitute the given values.

-----------of 61%, or H% silver
(3 pounds 13 ounces)

-----------of 19% silver, or L%
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