document.write( "Question 971955: A metal worker has a metal alloy that is 30% copper and another alloy that is 80% copper. How many kilograms of each alloy should the metalworker combine to creat 60 kilograms of a 51% copper alloy? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #854516 by josgarithmetic(39823)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "ALLOY         PERCENT         QUANTITY           PURE\r\n" );
document.write( " 'an'           30              60-x             30(60-x)\r\n" );
document.write( " 'another       80               x               80x\r\n" );
document.write( "Blend           51              60               51*60\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\"30%2860-x%29%2B80x=51%2A60\". Solve this for x.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"30%2A60-30x%2B80x=51%2A60\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"80x-30x=51%2A60-30%2A60\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2880-30%29x=60%2851-30%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=60%28%2851-30%29%2F%2880-30%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=60%2821%2F50%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=6%2A21%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=25.2%29\" of the \"another\" or 80% copper alloy and
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%2834.8%29\" of the 30% copper alloy.
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