Question

While mining, Joan found a large metal bar that weighted 40 grams. Joan was able to determine that the bar contained 35% zinc. How many grams of zinc are in the metal bar? Round you answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

Answer 1

Answer:

14g zinc

Step-by-step explanation:

To get the mass of zinc in the metal bar, you can multiply the percentage of zinc by the total mass.

40g x .35 = 14g zinc