SOLUTION: GOLD IS 19 TIMES AS HEAVY AS WATER AND COPPER 9 TIMES AS HEAVY AS WATER.IN WHAT RATIO SHOULD THESE METAL BE MIXED SO THAT THE MIXTURE MAY BE 15 TIMES AS HEAVY AS WATER?
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Question 461639: GOLD IS 19 TIMES AS HEAVY AS WATER AND COPPER 9 TIMES AS HEAVY AS WATER.IN WHAT RATIO SHOULD THESE METAL BE MIXED SO THAT THE MIXTURE MAY BE 15 TIMES AS HEAVY AS WATER?
OPTIONS ARE -
1. 2:5
2. 2:3
3. 3:1
4. 3:2
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