SOLUTION: If a metal alloy contained 62% copper, 33% nickel, and 5% iron, how many grams of copper would be in 60 kg statue?

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Question 1012302: If a metal alloy contained 62% copper, 33% nickel, and 5% iron, how many grams of copper would be in 60 kg statue?
Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the statue is 62% copper, we can find how much of the 60 kg statue is copper by multiplying...
62% of 60 kg = .62 * 60 = 37.2 kg copper

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