jewelry marked 14 karat gold is 14/24 pure gold. what is the percent
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Jewelry marked 14-karat gold is 14/24 pure gold. What percent is this?
To find the percentage of gold in 14 karat gold jewelry, you need to divide the purity of gold by the total possible purity and then multiply the result by 100.
First, let's calculate the purity of gold by dividing the karat value (14) by the total possible karat value (24):
Purity of gold = 14 karat / 24 karat = 0.5833
Now, to find the percentage, multiply the purity of gold by 100:
Percentage of gold = 0.5833 * 100 = 58.33%
Therefore, jewelry marked as 14 karat gold is approximately 58.33% pure gold.