The metallurgist must use 5.538 pounds of an alloy with 39 % copper and 42.462 pounds of an alloy with 62 % copper.
How to calculate proportions of components associated to an alloy
Herein we must create a new alloy by using correct quantities of two alloys with distinct copper concentrations. All required information can be found by concept of weighted averages:
(62/100) · (48 lb) = (39/100) · x + (65/100) · (48 - x)
62 · 48 = 39 · x + 65 · 48 - 65 · x
3 · 48 = 26 · x
x = 5.538 lb
The metallurgist must use 5.538 pounds of an alloy with 39 % copper and 42.462 pounds of an alloy with 62 % copper.
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