document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=892560>Question 892560</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of copper to zinc in a certain alloy is 3 to 2. If 66 grams of copper are used, how many grams of since are needed to make this alloy? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Do cross products<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*x + 2*66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 132<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide each side by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x = 44 grams of zinc<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the weight of the alloy is the total of the copper plus the zinc,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "66 + 44 = 110 grams for the alloy </SPAN>\n" );
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