SOLUTION: A metallurgist has one alloy containing 26% aluminum and another containing 48% aluminum. How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make 43 pounds of a third alloy containing 40

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Question 866362: A metallurgist has one alloy containing 26% aluminum and another containing 48% aluminum. How many pounds of each alloy must he use to make 43 pounds of a third alloy containing 40% aluminum? (Round off the answer to the nearest hundredth)
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One part known and one part unknown and final concentration is known
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