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Question 1195324: An alloy is made by melting and combining two or more metals. A metalsmith has two alloys, each containing different amounts of silver, that will be melted and combined to form another alloy. Every 10 grams of alloy contains 2 grams of silver, and every 10 gums of alloy contains 7 grams of silver. To obtain 100 grams of an alloy that contains 50 grams of silver, how many grams of alloy A should be combined with alloy?
Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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In your description, you missed to give the names to each of the two alloys.

Please do it and then re-post to the forum.


            Without it, the problem is defective,
            and I do not want to spend my time for nothing.


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