document.write( "Question 344410: Bronze which costs $9.10/kg is made by combining copper which costs $8.90/kg with tin which costs $9.50/kg. Find the number of kg of copper and tin required to make 15.3 kg of bronze. \n" ); document.write( "
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Let A be the amount of copper and let B be the amount of tin.
\n" ); document.write( "Total weight equation:
\n" ); document.write( "1.\"A%2BB=15.3\"
\n" ); document.write( "Total cost equation:
\n" ); document.write( "\"8.9A%2B9.5B=15.3%289.1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "2.\"8.9A%2B9.5B=139.23\"
\n" ); document.write( "From eq. 1,
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=15.3-B\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute into eq. 2,
\n" ); document.write( "\"8.9%2815.3-B%29%2B9.5B=139.23\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"136.17-8.9B%2B9.5B=139.23\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.6B=3.06\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28B=5.1%29\"kg
\n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 1,
\n" ); document.write( "\"A%2B5.1=15.3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28A=10.2%29\"kg\r
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