An ore contains 12% copper. How many kilograms of the ore are required to get 69kg of copper?
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Concept we will be using:
whole = part x100 / part %
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Solution:
Part = mass of copper =69 kg
Part percentage = percentage of copper in the ore=12%
Whole= mass of ore required
Plug in the above values in the formula:
= 69 x100 / 12
= 6900/12
Answer: Required ore is 575 kg
whole = part x100 / part %
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Solution:
Part = mass of copper =69 kg
Part percentage = percentage of copper in the ore=12%
Whole= mass of ore required
Plug in the above values in the formula:
= 69 x100 / 12
= 6900/12
Answer: Required ore is 575 kg
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