A metal alloy consists of copper, zinc and tin in the ratio of Unexpected text node: ’a’. The alloy is found to have 20 g of zinc.
a) What is the weight of the metal alloy?
b) calculate the weight of the other two components.
Not sure how I am supposed to figure out the weight of the metal alloy when only given the weight of zinc. Any help is appreciated, thanks.
check your typing, state the ratio in the form 4:5:7 as an example
I guess it must have been a printing error. So the question is undoable without the ratio?
Did your text contain :
..... the ratio of "Unexpected text node" ?
the 'unexpected text node' looks like some kind of formatting error.
Yes, the ratios are needed
To find the weight of the metal alloy, we need more information than just the weight of zinc. We also need to know the ratio of copper, zinc, and tin in the alloy. Since the ratio is given as "Unexpected text node: ’a’," there seems to be a mistake or missing information in the question.
However, assuming that the ratio of copper, zinc, and tin in the alloy is provided correctly, we can solve the problem using the following steps:
a) To find the weight of the metal alloy, we need to determine the total weight of all three components. Let's assume the ratio is copper:zinc:tin = x:y:z.
Given:
Weight of zinc = 20g
From the ratio, if we assume the weight of zinc as 'y', we can set up the following proportion:
y = 20g
x:y:z = x:20:z
To find the weight of the alloy, we need to find the value of (x + y + z). As we don't have the value of 'x' or 'z', it is not possible to determine the weight of the alloy without the complete ratio.
b) Similarly, without knowing the complete ratio, we cannot calculate the weight of the other two components (copper and tin).
Therefore, to solve this problem accurately, we need the missing information or a complete ratio of copper, zinc, and tin in the alloy.