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Can someone please explain this chem problem to me

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multiply by 100 to change the decimal fraction to percent.There are three significant figures in the answer.......
A 23.2 g sample of ore that contains the mineral corundum is found to contain 14.2 g of aluminum. The element aluminum is 62.776 percent by mass of the mineral corundum. Calculate the percent by mass of the mineral corundum in the ore.

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(Assuming corundum is the only source of aluminum in the ore)
Divide the 14.2 g Al by .62776 to find the mass of corundum in the ore.

Then divide that answer by 23.2 g to find the decimal fraction (by mass) of corundum in the sample.

Finally, multiply by 100 to change the decimal fraction to percent. There are three significant figures in the answer.
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