SOLUTION: DENTAL FILLINGS Dentists use various amalgams for silver fillings. The matrix shows the percent's (expressed as decimals) of powdered alloys used in preparing three different amalg

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Question 1189235: DENTAL FILLINGS Dentists use various amalgams for silver fillings. The matrix shows the percent's (expressed as decimals) of powdered alloys used in preparing three different amalgams. Suppose a dentist has 5483 grams of silver, 2009 grams of tin, and 129 grams of copper. How much of each amalgam can be made?
PERCENT ALLOY BY WEIGHT
Amalgam
A
B
Silver
Tin
0.70
| 0.26
0.04
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Copper
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