Bronze is a mix or alloy of tin and copper
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Use a system of equations to solve this problem.Bronze is a mix, or alloy, of tin and copper. A metal worker needs 100 g of bronze that is 25% tin. He has one tin/copper alloy that is 5% tin and another tin/copper alloy that is 45% tin.Let x = the number of grams of the 5% tin alloy.Let y = the number of grams of the 45% tin alloy.How many grams of each alloy should the metal worker combine?Enter your answers into the boxes.__g of the 5% tin alloy and __g of the 45% tin alloy.