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A metal worker has a metal alloy that is 15% copper and another alloy that is 75% copper. How many kilograms of each alloy should the metal worker combine to create 60 kg of a 51% copper alloy?
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A metal worker has a metal alloy that is 15% copper and another alloy that is 75% copper. How many kilograms of each alloy should the metal worker combine to create 60 kg of a 51% copper alloy?

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The metal worker should combine 36 kg of the 15% copper alloy and 54 kg of the 75% copper alloy to create 90 kilograms of a
51% copper alloy.
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