SOLUTION: A cement mixture with 27% sand is created using 10.5 kg of sand. What is the mass of the cement mixture? Round your answer to 2 significant digits.

Question 1053850: A cement mixture with 27% sand is created using 10.5 kg of sand. What is the mass of the cement mixture? Round your answer to 2 significant digits.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A cement mixture with 27% sand is created using 10.5 kg of sand. What is the mass of the cement mixture? Round your answer to 2 significant digits.
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Equation:
sand = sand
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10.5 = 0.27*x
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x = 10.5/0.27
x = 38.89 kg
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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