Bronze is made of copper and tin with a 9.2 ratio respectively, how much copper would be needed to make 16.5 kilograms of bronze?
1 Answer
Jan 21, 2018
Explanation:
#"add the parts of the ratio "9+2==11#
#rArr(16.5" Kg")/11=1.5" Kg"larrcolor(red)"1 part"#
#"copper "to9xx1.5=13.5" Kg"#
#"tin "to2xx1.5=3" Kg"#
#"as a check "13.5+3=16.5" Kg"#