SOLUTION: A goldsmith combined an alloy that costs $4.40 per ounce with an alloy that costs $1.90 per ounce. How many ounces of each were used to make a mixture of 200 oz costing $3.25 per o
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Question 799899: A goldsmith combined an alloy that costs $4.40 per ounce with an alloy that costs $1.90 per ounce. How many ounces of each were used to make a mixture of 200 oz costing $3.25 per ounce? Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! This mixture problem is symbolically identical with this one: http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/mixtures/Mixture_Word_Problems.faq.question.799894.html
Only the values and units are different. Your two equations would be
__________Accounting for price
__________Accounting for weights
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