Question

paul needs 40 pounds of 48% silver alloy to finish a collection of

Answer 1

Paul needs 40 pounds of 48% silver alloy to finish a collection of jewelry. How many pounds of each of 45% silver alloy (x) and 60% silver alloy (y) should he melt together to obtain the alloy he needs?

a. Write one equation about the amount of alloy Paul needs.

Answer 2

hint - one possible equation about the amount of alloy Paul needs ---> one that states that both alloys need to add up to 40 lbs. try to represent this as an equation in terms of x and y.