A certain drug is made from only two ingredients: compound A and compound B. There are 6 milliliters of compound A used for every 5 milliliters of compound B. If a chemist wants to make 957 milliliters of the drug, how many milliliters of compound A are needed?

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A certain drug is made from only two ingredients: compound A and compound B. There are 6 milliliters of compound A used for every 5  milliliters of compound B. If a chemist wants to make 957 milliliters of the drug, how many milliliters of compound A are needed?

anonymous · Answer

I believe you are missing the number values for the amount of milliliters for each compound

anonymous · Answer

fixed it

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

A/B = 6/5

A = (6/5)B

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A+B = 957

(6/5)B + B = 957

(6/5)B + (5/5)B = 957

(11/5)B = 957

11B = 957*5

11B = 4785

B = 4785/11

B = 435

Use this to find the value of A