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An alloy consists of 30% copper and 40% zinc and the remaining is nickel. Find the amount of nickel in 20 kilograms of the alloy.

The alloy weighs totally 20 kgs.

The alloy consists of 30% copper and 40% zinc and the remaining is nickel.


From the above we can say that 30% nickel is there in an alloy


⇒


⇒ 60


= 60 kg.


The amount of nickel in 20 kilograms of the alloy is 60 Kg.


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