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

Question

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

ebonyserrano · Answer

@Will.H

brainlesslonelygirl · Answer

5 : 8 
330: x 
solve for x, thats the amount of compound b used. add that to the amount of a used to get the total

will.h · Answer

we have a ratio of 5:8
330 * 8 / 5 which equals 528 
528 + 330 = 858 in total