SOLUTION: 10 cm cubed of a normal specimen of human blood contains 12 g of hemoglobin. How many grams does 19 cm cubed of the same blood contain? I have concluded that 19 cm cubed is 2

Question 307390: 10 cm cubed of a normal specimen of human blood contains 12 g of hemoglobin. How many grams does 19 cm cubed of the same blood contain?

I have concluded that 19 cm cubed is 2 times more - 1 less than 1o cm cubed. I have not been able to make a rational expression out of this yet, please help.
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set up a ratio.

Since means ,
the above equation can be written

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