document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=295319>Question 295319</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A metallurgist has one alloy containing 40% aluminum and another contained 57% aluminum.  How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make 54 pounds containing 51% aluminum. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #212868 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=212868\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let A be the number of pounds of 40% aluminum, B be the number of pounds of 57% aluminum.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%2BB=54 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%2BB=54\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40A%2B57%2AB=51%2854%29=2754 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40A%2B57%2AB=51%2854%29=2754\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use eq. 1,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A%2BB=54 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A%2BB=54\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=54-B ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=54-B\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitue into eq. 2,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2854-B%29%2B57B=2754 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2854-B%29%2B57B=2754\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2160-40B%2B57B=2754 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2160-40B%2B57B=2754\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17B=594 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17B=594\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B=594%2F17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B=594%2F17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then from eq.1,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=54-B=54-594%2F17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=54-B=54-594%2F17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=918%2F17-594%2F17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=918%2F17-594%2F17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=324%2F17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=324%2F17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=324%2F17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"324%2F17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(or about <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=19.1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"19.1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > lbs) of 40% alloy and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=594%2F17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"594%2F17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >(or about <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=34.9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"34.9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > lbs) of 57% alloy to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=54 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"54\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > lbs of 51% aluminum.  </SPAN>\n" );
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