SOLUTION: A cleaning liquid contains three main ingredients A, B and C mixed in the ratio 1/2 (one half): 1 1/4 (one and one quarter): 2/3 (two thirds); respectively. How many litres of each

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Question 1140403: A cleaning liquid contains three main ingredients A, B and C mixed in the ratio 1/2 (one half): 1 1/4 (one and one quarter): 2/3 (two thirds); respectively. How many litres of each ingredient must be used to make 25 litres of the liquid?
Give the answer correct to one decimal place.

Found 2 solutions by Boreal, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1/2), (5/4(, (2/3)
this is also (6/12), (15/12), and (8/12)
25 divided by that sum is 10.345, so that is the factor that each has to be multiplied by.
5.17
12.93
6.90
or 5.2 liters of A, 12.9 liters of B, and 6.9 liters of C.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A    :   B   :   C
1/2  :  5/4  :  2/3


Multiply all by 12.


6    :   15   :   8


The total parts by volume from the ratio done that way is 29.

Liters of A, B, C, to one decimal place:



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