gold is a widely known metal often used for making jewelry. pure gold is called 24 carat gold but there is also a soft metal it is sometimes combined with another metal to harden it, such as cooper. fourteen carat gold is named as such because 14 ou tof the 24 carats, approximately 60% is gold and remaining 10 carats or 40% is some other metal. which of the following is the purpose of the passage