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) Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source):