SOLUTION: A tablet of medication consists of two substances in the ratio of 8 to 5. If the tablet contains 130 milligrams of​ medication, how much of each substance is in the tablet?

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Question 1058133: A tablet of medication consists of two substances in the ratio of 8 to 5. If the tablet contains 130 milligrams of​ medication, how much of each substance is in the tablet?
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80 of one and 50 of the other, the problem says it all, 8:5 ratio
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