SOLUTION: A metallurgist has one alloy containing 23% titanium and another containing 51% titanium. How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make 56 pounds of a third alloy containing 47

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Question 1115611: A metallurgist has one alloy containing 23% titanium and another containing 51% titanium. How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make 56 pounds of a third alloy containing 47% titanium?
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x, pounds of the 23% alloy
56-x, pounds of the 51% alloy

23x%2B51%2856-x%29=47%2A%2856%29