Emily the blacksmith blends one alloy of silver that is 45% silver and another that is 95% silver. To the nearest ton, how much of each alloy is needed to make 139 tons of a 70% silver alloy? please answer​

69.5 tons of Alloy 1 (of 45% silver) and 69.5 tons of Alloy 2 (of 95% silver) is needed to make 139 tons of 75% silver alloy

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Required

How much of each alloy is needed for 70% silver alloy 139 tons

Let the amount of alloy 1 needed be x and the amount of 2 needed by y.

So:

Make y the subject

The percentage of each needed is represented as:

Substitute 139 - x for y in the above equations

Collect Like Terms

Make x the subject

Recall that:

This implies that:

69.5 tons of Alloy 1 (of 45% silver) and 69.5 tons of Alloy 2 (of 95% silver) is needed to make 139 tons of 75% silver alloy

5x+40

5(x + 8)

7x - 49

7(x - 7)

18x + 9

9(2x + 1)

15x - 10

5(3x - 2)

step-by-step explanation:

for number one all you have to do is factor 5 out of 5x + 40

for number 2 factor 7 out of 7x - 49

for number three factor 9 out of 18x + 9

for number four factor 5 out of 15x - 10