SOLUTION: If 1kg of silver has the same value as 1.6 kg of gold, & 1kg of gold has the same value as 1.25kg of platinum, how much platinum has the same value as 1 kg of silver? Thanks

Question 1023514: If 1kg of silver has the same value as 1.6 kg of gold, & 1kg of gold has the same value as 1.25kg of platinum, how much platinum has the same value as 1 kg of silver?
Thanks
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let price / kg of gold =
Let price / kg of silver =
Let price / kg of platinum =
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(1)
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(1)
and
(2)
(2)
And, from (1)

So, 2 kg of platinum has the
same value as 1 kg of silver
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Note that the above equation is:
[ value of silver ] = [ value of platinum ]

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