Question

an alloy of zinc and copper weight 13 1 / 2 kg if the ratio of zinc to copper 2 : 3 then the find the weight of copper in the in gram​

Answer 1

The weight of copper is 8 1/10 in the gram.

I add 2x + 3x to get 13 1/2 to find what x is to multiply back into the ratio to find the weight of copper.

So the equation is 5x=13 1/2

Solving it we get x=27/10.

Now we multiply 27/10 * 3 to find the weight of copper. The answer is 81/10, simplifying into 8 1/10. This means that the weight of Zinc is 5 2/5, we get this by subtracting 13 1/2 to 8 1/10.

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