Question

A foundry has been commissioned to make souvenir coins. The coins are to be made from an alloy that is 40% silver. The foundry has on hand two alloys, one with 50% silver content and one with a 25% silver content. How many kilograms of each alloy should be used to make 40 kilograms of the 40% silver alloy?

50% alloy kg

25% alloy kg

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is 24 kilograms of the 50% silver alloy and 16 kilograms of the 25% silver alloy should be used to make 40 kilograms of the 40% silver alloy.

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