SOLUTION: A silversmith combined pure silver that cost $16.60 per ounce with 50 oz of a silver alloy that cost $15.20 per ounce. How many ounces of pure silver were used to make an alloy of

Question 755852: A silversmith combined pure silver that cost $16.60 per ounce with 50 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 $16.10 per ounce?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let w = the ounces of the silver of $16.60 per ounce.

Account for dollars per ounce.
Amount of alloy resulting was w+50.

which corresponds to placement of descriptions
(cost of alloy)/(amount of alloy)=(price per ounce of alloy)

Solve for w.
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