SOLUTION: 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

Question 1197560: 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 682 milliliters of the drug, how many milliliters of compound B are needed?
Answer by ikleyn(52776) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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    volume(B) =  =  = 310 milliliters.    ANSWER

Think why it is so.

The formula is self-explanatory.

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