In a mixture of concrete, there are 3 lb of cement mix for every 1 ib of gravel. If the mixture contains a total of 140 lbs of these two ingredients, how many pounds of gravel are there?

Landon Wolf

Landon Wolf

Answered question

2022-08-08

In a mixture of concrete, there are 3 lb of cement mix for every 1 ib of gravel. If the mixture contains a total of 140 lbs of these two ingredients, how many pounds of gravel are there?

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Kyle George

Kyle George

Beginner2022-08-09Added 22 answers

mixture = 140 lb
let say x pound of gravel
and y pound of cement
x + y = 140 x + 3 x = 140 4 x = 140 x = 35 y = 105

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