SOLUTION: A metallurgist has one alloy containing 33% aluminum and another containing 47% aluminum. How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make 49 pounds of a third alloy containin

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Question 1068677: A metallurgist has one alloy containing
33%
aluminum and another containing
47% aluminum. How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make
49 pounds of a third alloy containing
39% aluminum? (Round to two decimal places if necessary.)
Answer by ikleyn(52775) About Me  (Show Source):
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There is entire bunch of lessons covering various types of mixture problems
    - Mixture problems
    - More Mixture problems
    - Solving typical word problems on mixtures for solutions
    - Word problems on mixtures for antifreeze solutions
    - Word problems on mixtures for dry substances like coffee beans, nuts, cashew and peanuts
    - Word problems on mixtures for dry substances like candies, dried fruits
    - Word problems on mixtures for dry substances like soil and sand
    - Word problems on mixtures for alloys (*)
    - Typical word problems on mixtures from the archive
    - OVERVIEW of lessons on word problems for mixtures
in this site.

Read them and become an expert in solution the mixture word problems.

There is even the lesson for alloys, marked as (*) in this list ( ! )
Find there a prototype, a sample for you !

Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site
    - ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK.

The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic "Mixture problems