SOLUTION: a 60 pound soil supplement has twice as much potassium as iron and three times as much nitrogenous iron. how many pounds of each element are in the soil.

SOLUTION: a 60 pound soil supplement has twice as much potassium as iron and three times as much nitrogenous iron. how many pounds of each element are in the soil.

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Question 1101357: a 60 pound soil supplement has twice as much potassium as iron and three times as much nitrogenous iron. how many pounds of each element are in the soil.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If assumed or inferred no filler material,

'potassium'            2x
'iron'                  x
nitrogenous iron       3x
Total                 60 pounds

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MATERIAL             POUNDS

'potassium'            20
'iron'                 10
nitrogenous iron       30

Total                 60 pounds

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