Sylvanite is a mineral that contains 28.0% gold by mass. How much sylvanite would you need to dig up to obtain 66.0 g of gold?

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anor277
May 30, 2018

You need to dig up #236*g# of mineral...

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And of course, #236*gxx28.0%=66*g#...

Of course, if you got such a rich gold ore....I would not stop at digging up just #236*g#. I think I could move #10*m^3# a day (well I bet I could when I was younger!)...and I would keep working....

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