Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. if a certain type of bronze requires .3 kg of tin per 1.0 kg of copper, how much tin must be combined with 50 kg of copper?
t/50 = 0.3/1.0
To find out how much tin must be combined with 50 kg of copper, we need to use the provided ratio of .3 kg of tin per 1.0 kg of copper.
First, we set up a proportion using the ratio:
.3 kg of tin / 1.0 kg of copper = x kg of tin / 50 kg of copper
Cross-multiplying, we get:
.3 kg of tin * 50 kg of copper = 1.0 kg of copper * x kg of tin
15 kg∙kg = x kg∙kg
Therefore, x = 15 kg.
So, 15 kg of tin must be combined with 50 kg of copper to obtain the desired type of bronze.