How to Calculate the Atomic Mass of Contaminated Iodine?

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Naturally occurring iodine has an atomic mass of 126.9045. A 12.3849-g sample of iodine is accidentally contaminated with 1.00070 g of ,129I a synthetic radioisotope of iodine used in the treatment of certain diseases of the thyroid gland. The mass of129I is 128.9050 . Find the apparent "atomic mass" of the contaminated iodine.
 
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How do you calculate atomic mass knowing isotopic composition? Do you know what 'weighted average' is?
 
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