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An ore contains 12% copper. How many kilograms of the ore are required to get 69 kg of copper?

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Solution

Given:
Weight of the copper=69 kg
percentage =12%

Percentage of part = part×100whole

whole=part×100part percentage
=69×10012
=690012
=575
Hence, the required answer is 575 kg

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