SOLUTION: A silversmith combined pure silver that cost $15.40 per ounce with 60 oz of a silver alloy that cost $15.20 per ounce. How many ounces of pure silver were used to make an alloy of

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Question 522364: A silversmith combined pure silver that cost $15.40 per ounce with 60 oz of a silver alloy that cost $15.20 per ounce. How many ounces of pure silver were used to make an alloy of silver costing $15.30 per ounce?
Answer by richwmiller(9144) About Me  (Show Source):
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15.40p+15.20*60=(p+60)*15.30
also 60 oz. of pure silver