Question

Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. If a certain type of bronze requires 0.3

kilogram of tin per 1.0 kilogram of copper, how much tin must be combined with
50 kilograms of copper?
kilogram

Answer 1

15 kilograms

Explanation:

if 0.3 kilograms of tin is for 1.0 kilograms of copper

You will multiply 0.3 with 50

since 1 kg requires 0.3

so you will need 15 kg of tin for 50 kg because you are multiplying 50 by 0.3