document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=707567>Question 707567</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chemist has two alloys, one of which is 15% gold and 25% lead and the other which is 40% gold and 30% lead. How many grams of each of the two alloys should be used to make an alloy that contains 76.5 g of gold and 116.5 g of lead? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #435760 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=435760\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Allow 1, x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Accounting for the quantity of gold: 0.15x+0.40y=76.5 grams of Gold.  Note this uses both alloys available, as does the next equation;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Account for the quantity of lead:  0.25x+0.30y=116.5 grams Lead.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "System to start with is this:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.25x%2B0.30y=116.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.25x%2B0.30y=116.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This will help to eliminate terms of y and to first solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.15x%2B0.40y=76.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.15x%2B0.40y=76.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.25x%2B0.30y=116.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.25x%2B0.30y=116.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract one equation from the other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "....and THIS may help to eliminate terms of x and solve for y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5*(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.15x%2B0.40y=76.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.15x%2B0.40y=76.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.25x%2B0.30y=116.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.25x%2B0.30y=116.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract one equation from the other. </SPAN>\n" );
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