document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=747261>Question 747261</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chemist has two alloys, one of which is 20% gold and 10% lead and the other which is 30% gold and 50% lead. How many grams of each of the two alloys should be used to make an alloy that contains 103 g of gold and 76 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 #454800 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</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=454800\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x grams of the one alloy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y grams of the other alloy\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Account for Gold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.20x+0.30y=103\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Account for Lead.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.10x+0.50y=76\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "System can be:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Entire two equations were multiplied by 10 to get whole number coefficients.  Solve the system for x and y. </SPAN>\n" );
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