there are many combinations of brass/copper/zinc. High brass for example has 65% copper and 35% zinc.
Nickel brass has 70% copper and 24.5% zinc with 5.5% nickel
Prince's has 75% copper and 25% zinc
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One of the many types of brass.
Brass is any alloy of copper and zinc. the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties30% zinc and 1% tin,60.66% copper, and 1.74% iron
Gold Copper Brass Aluminum
Since the percentages of copper in the two components to be mixed are symmetric about the desired result, the answer is that the same amounts should be used. 600 ounces of the 30% copper.
Let me reduce that to an equation for you: 10x + 80(1-x) = 30; solve for x.