SOLUTION: Brass is an alloy created using 80% copper and 20% zinc. If Henri’s brass trumpet contains 48 ounces of copper, how many ounces of zinc are in the trumpet?
Algebra.Com
Question 215971: Brass is an alloy created using 80% copper and 20% zinc. If Henri’s brass trumpet contains 48 ounces of copper, how many ounces of zinc are in the trumpet?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
copper/zinc=.80/.20=4
48/x=4
4x=48
x=12 oz. of zinc.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Brass is made of a mixture of zinc and copper. How many ounces of pure zinc must be mixed (answered by Fombitz)
How many ounces of pure zinc must be added to 20 ounces of brass which is 30% zinc and... (answered by mananth)
How many ounces of pure zinc must be alloyed with 20 ounces of brass that is 30% zinc and (answered by josgarithmetic)
You have a vast quantity of yellow brass - 67% copper and 33% zinc - and red brass - 85%... (answered by ptaylor)
Brass is an alloy the contains the metals copper and zinc. Copper typically accounts for... (answered by mananth)
By weight, an alloy of brass is 60% copper and 40% zinc. Another alloy of brass is 30%... (answered by galactus)
Brass is an alloy containing only copper and zinc. A particular batch of brass is... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
I am having a hard time trying to figure this problem out. It would be greatly... (answered by stanbon,Earlsdon)
Brass is made from r parts of copper to s parts of zinc. Determine amt. of copper needed (answered by ikleyn)