Two alloys, A and B

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Problem

Two alloys, A and B, are to be melted together to obtain 80 kg of a new alloy containing 40\% copper. Alloy A contains 25\% copper while alloy B contains 60\% copper. (i) Form two linear equations in the masses of the two alloys A and B required. (ii) Represent the system in matrix notation. (iii) Solve the system to find how many kilograms of each alloy must be used.

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