SOLUTION: sixteen kg of sulfur are needed to make 49 kg of sulfuric acid. How many kg of sulfur are needed to make 40 kg of sulfuric acid?

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Question 635139: sixteen kg of sulfur are needed to make 49 kg of sulfuric acid. How many kg of sulfur are needed to make 40 kg of sulfuric acid?
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Hi,

sixteen kg of sulfur are needed to make 49 kg of sulfuric acid. 

How many highlight%28x%29 kg of sulfur are needed to make 40 kg of sulfuric acid?

Inquiry Sets Up the proportion:

 16%2F49+=+x%2F40    |Cross Multiply to solve for x