Question

nancy wants to put a birdseed mix in her birdfeeder .the mix is 20% wild birdseed and 80% sunflower seed.her birdfeeder can hold 8 cups of birdseed .how much wild birdseed does she need to fill the birdfeeder

Answer 1

@Abhisar

Answer 2

@perl

Answer 3

its a similar problem as before. we have a ratio

Answer 4

we have the proportion

20 : 80 = 8 : x

Answer 5

can you solve that

Answer 6

20% of the mix = 8 cups birdseed only
total birdseed = 8*100/20 = 40 cups