If you mixed 80 tons of sand, 12 tons of rock, and 4.0 tons of cement to make concrete, what would the percent by weight of sand be?
1 Answer
Aug 29, 2016
The percent by mass would be 83 %.
Explanation:
The mass percent of a component in a mixture is given by the formula
#color(blue)(|bar(ul(color(white)(a/a) "Mass Percent" = "Mass of component"/"Mass of mixture" × 100 % color(white)(a/a)|)))" "#
In your problem,
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