Statement 1: Reduction of the metal oxide usually involves heating it with some other substance acting as a reducing agent.Statement 2:The reducing agent combines with the oxygen of the metal oxide.

Reduction of the metal oxide usually involves heating it with some other substance acting as reducing agent (C or CO or even another metal). The reducing agent (e.g. carbon) combines with the oxygen of the metal oxide.MxOy+yC⟶xM+yCO