Question

An alloy of tin is 15% tin and weighs 20 pounds. How many pounds of tin are in the alloy?


3 lb
15 lb
20 lb

Answer 1

3lb?

Answer 2

15% of 20 = ?

Answer 3

1.333333333333333333333333333333333333????????

Answer 4

15/100 = ?

Answer 5

0.15

Answer 6

You always do x/100

Answer 7

Yes and now you multiply by the amount you are trying to find, 20

Answer 8

so 3

Answer 9

So it is:

\[\frac{ 15 }{ 100 } * 20 = ?\]

Answer 10

Yupp :)

Answer 11

thts waht i thought

Answer 12

Yes I was explaining to you the system to finding it :)

Answer 13

yesh i no thanks

Answer 14

Np :)