In a chemical compound there are three parts zinc for every 16 parts copper by mass. A piece of the compound contains 320 g of copper. Write and solve an equation to determine the amount of zinc in the chemical compound.

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Total mass contains 320g copper. How many parts of 16g copper are there of the total mass of 320g copper? 320/16 = 20. There are 20 portions of 16g copper. (320/16) * 3 = 60g There are 60g of zinc in the compound.