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Matrices & Systems · Medium problem

Alloy 11 contains 22 oz of gold and 11 oz of silver per bar; alloy 22 contains 11 oz of gold and 33 oz of silver per bar. A jeweler wants exactly 1111 oz of gold and 1313 oz of silver in total, using only whole bars of each alloy. How many bars of alloy 22 are needed?