SOLUTION: A metallurgist has one alloy containing 34% aluminum and another containing 69% aluminum. How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make 45 45 pounds of a third alloy containin
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Question 1086841: A metallurgist has one alloy containing 34% aluminum and another containing 69% aluminum. How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make 45 45 pounds of a third alloy containing 56% aluminum? (Round to two decimal places if necessary.) Answer by josgarithmetic(39613) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A metallurgist has one alloy containing 34% aluminum and another containing 69% aluminum. How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make 45 45 pounds of a third alloy containing 56% aluminum? (Round to two decimal places if necessary.)
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x, amount of the 34% alloy
45-x, amount of the 69% alloy
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