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ss7ja [257]
3 years ago
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A metallurgist has one alloy containing 32% copper and another containing 65% copper. How many pounds of each alloy must he use

to make 44 pounds of a third alloy containing 42% copper? (Round off the answers to the nearest hundredth.)
Mathematics
1 answer:
kompoz [17]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

<h2>30.67 pounds of 32% copper alloy and 10.33 pounds of 65% copper alloy</h2>

Step-by-step explanation:

        First alloy contains 32% copper and the second alloy contains 65% alloy.

We wish to make 44 pounds of a third alloy containing 42% copper.

       Let the weight of first alloy used be x in pounds and the weight of second alloy used be y in pounds.

       Total weight = 44\text{ }pounds=x+y        -(i)

      Total weight of copper = 42\%\text{ of 44 pounds = }32\%\text{ of }x\text{ pounds + }65\%\text{ of }y\text{ pounds }

       \dfrac{42\times 44}{100}=\dfrac{32x}{100}+\dfrac{65y}{100}\\\\ 32x+65y=1848        -(ii)

       Subtracting 32 times first equation from second equation,

32x+65y-32x-32y=1848-32\times44\\33y=440\\y=13.333\text{ }pounds \\x=30.667\text{ }pounds

∴ 30.67 pounds of first alloy and 13.33 pounds of second alloy were used.

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