SOLUTION: Samuel has an alloy containing 11% gold. Taylor has 1/2 ounces of an alloy containing 70% gold. They combined their alloys to make an alloy with 36 2/7% gold. Gold is worth $388.31
Question 486830: Samuel has an alloy containing 11% gold. Taylor has 1/2 ounces of an alloy containing 70% gold. They combined their alloys to make an alloy with 36 2/7% gold. Gold is worth $388.31 an ounce at the current market value. Samuel estimated the value of the new alloy to be $164.38 an ounce. How many ounces of Samuel's alloy were used? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Samuel has an alloy containing 11% gold.
Taylor has 1/2 ounces of an alloy containing 70% gold.
They combined their alloys to make an alloy with 36 2/7% gold.
Gold is worth $388.31 an ounce at the current market value.
Samuel estimated the value of the new alloy to be $164.38 an ounce.
How many ounces of Samuel's alloy were used
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Change 36 to 36.2857%
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Let x = amt of Sam's alloy used
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.11x + .70(.5) = .362857(x+.5)
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.11x + .35 = .362857x + .18143
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.35 - .18143 = .362857x - .11x
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.16857 = .252857x
x =
x = .667 oz of 11% alloy
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Check this using the values given
.362857(.6667+.5) = .4233 oz of gold
Find the value
.4233 * 388.31 = $164.37, which is within 1 cent
