document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1130534>Question 1130534</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A goldsmith has two gold alloys. The first alloy is 40% gold; the second alloy is 70% gold. How many grams of each should be mixed to produce 30 grams of an alloy that is 60% gold? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "amount of 40% gold	 g<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #747196 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=747196\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x grams of the 70% Gold<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30-x grams of the 40% Gold\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are not missing how to get the 40%.  Look again at the assigned variable.  x if for grams of the 70% Gold.  What else did THAT mean?  The problem description itself should help.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30-x grams of the 40% Gold<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >--------amount of the 40% Gold alloy </SPAN>\n" );
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