SOLUTION: A metallurgist has one alloy containing 22% copper and another containing 53% copper. How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make 51 pounds of a third alloy containing 30% co
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Question 1103545: A metallurgist has one alloy containing 22% copper and another containing 53% copper. How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make 51 pounds of a third alloy containing 30% copper? Answer by ikleyn(52776) (Show Source):