Random Trivia Question

What percentage of an Olympic gold medal is actually gold?

A)  1%          B) 16%

C) 64%         D) 30%

Keep the letter of the answer you chose in your head as you read on.

1%

93%

22%

8%

The Correct Answer is   A)   1%       The gold medal for the 2012 Olympic Games is composed of 93 percent silver and just 1.34 percent gold. The rest of the medal is copper. Melted down, the raw materials would be worth about $650

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