6.5X + 9(30) = 8(30+X)6.5X +270 = 240 + 8X270-240 = 8X-6.5X1.5X = 30X = 30/1.5 =20 ounces of $6.50 alloy9 is within 1 of 86.5 is within 1.5 of 81.5 is 3/2 of 130 is 3/2 of 20You know you need more of $9 alloy since it's closer to $8You need exactly 3/2 or 1.5 times more of the $9 alloy30 is 1.5 times 20
We can times 5/2 and 9/2. And then divide that number with 21/2.
Then we can get 15/14.
We can subtract 15/14 from 11/2.
b=31/7
