A certain drug is made from only two ingredients: compound A and compound B. There are 5 milliliters of compound A used for every 6 milliliters of compound B. If a chemist uses 528 milliliters of compound B, how many milliliters of the drug will be made?

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A certain drug is made from only two ingredients:  compound A and compound B. There are 5 milliliters of compound A used for every 6 milliliters of compound B. If a chemist uses 528 milliliters of compound B, how many milliliters of the drug will be made?

campbell_st · Answer

use the unitary method the ratio of A to B is 5:6

Compound B  find 528/6 = Answer 


then its 5 x answer to find compound A   ***
 
to the total amount = Compound A + Compound B
                                   *** above    + 528