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Bronze is an alloy made of copper and tin. the ratio of copper to tin is 23 to 2, if a bronze statue weighs 50kg what is the mass of copper in the statue

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Answer:

46 kg

Explanation:

Ratio of copper to tin in the bronze alloy is 23:2

That means, as a ratio of the entire brass mass, the copper content is in the ratio of 23/(23 + 2) = 23/25

Since the mass of the bronze statue is 50 kg, the mass of copper in it must be 50 x 23/25 = 46 kg

The remaining kg (2/25 of 50 kg) is tin

User Gaurav Ramanan
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Answer:46kg

Explanation:

23+2=25

50/25=2

2x23=46kg

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