SOLUTION: a charge of 3 tons of iron ore yields 2 tons of pig iron. What must the charge of ore be to obtain 86 tons of pig iron?

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Question 635140: a charge of 3 tons of iron ore yields 2 tons of pig iron. What must the charge of ore be to obtain 86 tons of pig iron?
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Hi,

a charge of 3 tons of iron ore yields 2 tons of pig iron. 

What must the chargehighlight%28x%29 of ore be to obtain 86 tons of pig iron?

Inquiry Sets Up the proportion:

 3%2F2+=+x%2F86    |Cross Multiply to solve for x