Question

a statue is made of gold and silver in the ratio of 5:2. if the weight of the silver in the statue is 140 pounds, what is the weight of the gold
(btw this us math not chemistry)

Answer 1

Answer:

350

Explanation:

Mainly all you have to do to figure it out is just divide 140 by 2 which is 70, then you multiply 70 by 5 and you get 350.

Answer 2

Answer: The weight of gold in the statue is 350 pounds.

Explanation:

We are given:

Ratio of gold and silver in a statue = 5 : 2

Weight of silver in the statue = 140 pounds

Let the weight of gold be 'x'

By applying direct proportion, we get:

$\Rightarrow \frac{5}{2}=\frac{x}{140}\\\\\Rightarrow x=\frac{5\times 140}{2}=350pounds$

Hence, the weight of gold in the statue is 350 pounds.