Iron is produced from iron ore in a blast furnace by passing carbon monoxide gas through molten

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Iron is produced from iron ore in a blast furnace by passing carbon monoxide gas through molten iron(III) oxide. The balanced equation is

FeO3(1) + 3 CO(g)  2 Fe(1) + 3 CO(8)

(a) How many moles of carbon monoxide react with 2.50 mol of Fe2O3?

(b) How many moles of iron are produced from 2.50 mol of Fe2O3?

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