A silversmith combined pure silver that cost $32.48 per ounce with 53 oz of a silver alloy that cost $23.35 per ounce.

Question

How many ounces of pure silver were used to make an alloy of silver costing $26.65 per ounce?

Answer 1

32.48X + 53(23.35) + (53+X)26.65

solve for X

X= 30 ounces of $32.48 mixed with 53 ounces of an $23.35 alloy yields 83 ounces of $26.65 alloy