Question

In a mixture of concrete there are four lb of cement for each pound of gravel. If the mixture contains a total of 95 ib of these two ingrediants, how many pounds of gravel are there?

Answer 1

\(4\) pounds of cement is there for every \(1\) pound of gravel

Answer 2

that means in every \(5\) pounds of mixture, there is \(1\) pound of gravel right ?

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

so, in a \(95\) pound mixture, how many pounds of "gravel" will be there ?

Answer 5

simply divide \(5\)

Answer 6

gravel present in 95 pound mixture = \(\large \frac{95}{5} = 19 \)

Answer 7

see if that makes more or less sense.. .

Answer 8

yes it does thanks

Answer 9

np :)