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The gold bracelet weighs 70 kg. It is made from 76% gold and 24% aluminium. Find themass of gold in bracelet. Also find the mass of aluminium.

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Given:

The gold bracelet weighs 70 kg.

It contains 76% gold and 24% aluminium.

To find:

The mass of gold and aluminium.

Step-by-step explanation:

The mass of gold will be,


(76)/(100)*70=53.2kg

The mass of aluminium will be,


(24)/(100)*70=16.8kg

Final answer:

The mass of gold is 53.2kg and the mass of aluminium is 16.8kg.

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