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Homework Statement
Given a table of percentages. One column stands for the percent of Nitrogen in a substance, the other a percent of Oxygen. Given the table (4 rows with different values), figure out the ratio of atoms of Oxygen for a given amount of Nitrogen.
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The Attempt at a Solution
I have no idea how to even go about doing it. I tried plugging in the weights of the elements, i tried ignoring them. I tried this problem a few different ways but honestly, i haven no idea how to even approach it, i can't seem to figure it out.
It's from the first chapter of our chemistry book, I've tried reading the book, but they don't mention nor show a sample of how to do a problem like this. Nor did the professor do a sample problem in class. I have no idea how to approach this problem, i know it's a simple solution but i haven't taken chemistry in about 3 years, so I'm completely lost here.
Thanks!