SOLUTION: A metalworker has a metal alloy that is 20​% copper and another alloy that is 75​% copper. How many kilograms of each alloy should the metalworker combine to create 100

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Question 1061240: A metalworker has a metal alloy that is 20​% copper and another alloy that is 75​% copper. How many kilograms of each alloy should the metalworker combine to create 100 kg of a 53​% copper​ alloy?
The metalworker should use __ kilograms of the metal alloy that is 20​% copper and __ kilograms of the metal alloy that is 75​% copper.

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