a chemist has two alloys one of which is 5% gold and 15% lead and the other of which is 25% gold and 30% lead how many grams of each of the two alloys should be used to make an alloy that contains 40g of gold and 93g of lead ?
.05A+.25B=40 where A and B are the two alloys.
.15A+.30B=93
multiply equation 1 by three, then subtract.
.15A+.75B=120
.15A+.30B=93
or .45B=27 solve for grams of B
then solve for grams of A
B=27/.45=60 grams
.05A+.25*60=40
.05A=25
A=500 grams
To find out how many grams of each alloy should be used to make the desired alloy, we can set up a system of equations based on the given percentages of gold and lead.
Let's represent the amount of the first alloy (5% gold, 15% lead) by x grams, and the amount of the second alloy (25% gold, 30% lead) by y grams.
We can create two equations based on the gold and lead content:
Equation 1: (0.05x) + (0.25y) = 40 [Total amount of gold]
Equation 2: (0.15x) + (0.30y) = 93 [Total amount of lead]
Now, we can solve this system of equations to find the values of x and y.
Multiplying Equation 1 by 20 and Equation 2 by 10 will eliminate the decimal points:
Equation 1: x + 5y = 800
Equation 2: 3x + 6y = 930
Now we have a system of linear equations. We can solve it using various methods, such as substitution or elimination.
Let's use the elimination method to solve the system:
Multiply Equation 1 by 3 and Equation 2 by 1:
Equation 1: 3x + 15y = 2400
Equation 2: 3x + 6y = 930
Subtract Equation 2 from Equation 1:
(3x + 15y) - (3x + 6y) = 2400 - 930
9y = 1470
y = 163.33 (rounded to two decimal places)
Substitute the value of y into Equation 1 to find x:
3x + 15(163.33) = 2400
3x + 2449.95 = 2400
3x = 2400 - 2449.95
3x = -49.95
x = -49.95 / 3
x = -16.65 (rounded to two decimal places)
While solving the equations, we got negative values for x and y, which doesn't make physical sense in this context. Therefore, it seems that there is no solution to this problem as it stands.
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