In a certain​ chemical, the ratio of zinc to copper is 3 to 16. A jar of the chemical contains 624 grams of copper. How many grams of zinc does it​ contain?
It contains ________
nothing grams of zinc.

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Answer:

117

Step-by-step explanation:

so first we just have to set up an equation

3/16=x/624

we an simplify this to

3/4=x/156

this means that

4x=468

we can now divide both sides by 4

so x=117