SOLUTION: if a certain type of bronze requires 0.3 kilogram of tin per 1.0 kilogram of copper how much tin must be combined with 50 kilograms of copper?

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Question 247572: if a certain type of bronze requires 0.3 kilogram of tin per 1.0 kilogram of copper how much tin must be combined with 50 kilograms of copper?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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0.3/1 = x/50

x = (0.3)(50) = 15 kg tin