document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1191857>Question 1191857</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 23. In calcium sulfate the ratio, by mass, of calcium to sulfur is 5:4 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of calcium to oxygen is 5:8. How many grams of each are there in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34 g of calcium sulfate? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Calcium:sulfur = 5:4 = 5x:4x<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Calcium:oxygen = 5:8 = 5x:8x<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So calcium is 5x; sulfur is 4x, and oxygen is 8x; and the total is 34g.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+4x+8x=34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x=34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWERS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "calcium = 5x = 10g<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sulfur = 4x = 8g<BR>\n" );
document.write( "oxygen = 8x = 16g<br><BR>\n" );
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