A sample of 10K gold contains the following: 10.0 g gold,4.0 g silver,5.0g copper,and 5.0 g nickel.What is the percent gold in the sample?

Name: A sample of 10K gold contains the following: 10.0 g gold,4.0 g silver,5.0g copper,and 5.0 g nickel.What is the percent gold in the sample?
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The total weight of the sample is 24 g (10 g gold + 4 g silver + 5 g copper + 5 g nickel). The percent gold is calculated as (10 g gold / 24 g total) * 100% = 41.67%, which rounds to 42%.

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