document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=526733>Question 526733</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A silversmith has two alloys, one containing 70% silver and the other 40% silver. How much of each should be melted and combined to obtain 400 grams of an alloy containing 61% silver?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " ______40% alloy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___  g 70% alloy </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount = x grams<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Silver = 70% = 0.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Alloy two<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount = 400-x grams<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Silver = 40% = 0.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mixture Alloy<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount = 400 grams<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Silver = 61% = 0.61\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(Amount of Alloy one)*sliver + (Amount of Alloy two)*sliver = (Amount of Mixture Alloy)*sliver \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x)(0.7)+(400-x)(0.4)=400*0.61<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.7x+160-0.4x=244<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.7x-0.4x=244-160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.3x=84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.3x/0.3=84/0.3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=280\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Alloy one<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount = x = 280 grams<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Silver = 70% = 0.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Alloy two<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount = 400-x - 400-280 = 120 grams<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Silver = 40% = 0.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mixture Alloy<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount = 400 grams<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Silver = 61% = 0.61\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "120grams ______40% alloy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "280grams___  g 70% alloy </SPAN>\n" );
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