document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1089888>Question 1089888</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many ounces of an alloy containing 35% aluminum must be melted with an alloy containing 65% aluminum to obtain 30 ounces of an alloy containing 55% aluminum?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = amt of 35% alloy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(30-x) = amt of 65% alloy<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A mixture equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".35x + .65(30-x) = .55(30)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".35x + 19.5 - .65x = 16.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".35x - .65x = 16.5 - 19.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-.30x = -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -3/-.3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = +10 oz of the 35% alloy required  </SPAN>\n" );
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