SOLUTION: In a mixture of concrete, there are 3 pounds if cements mix for every 1 pound of gravel. If the mixture contains a total of 140 pounds of these two ingredients, how many pounds of

SOLUTION: In a mixture of concrete, there are 3 pounds if cements mix for every 1 pound of gravel. If the mixture contains a total of 140 pounds of these two ingredients, how many pounds of

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Question 1010074: In a mixture of concrete, there are 3 pounds if cements mix for every 1 pound of gravel. If the mixture contains a total of 140 pounds of these two ingredients, how many pounds of gravel are there?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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3 parts cement + 1 part gravel=4 parts
gravel=1part/4parts=1/4
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(1/4)(140lbs)=35 lbs
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