SOLUTION: How much soil with 10% sand do you need to add to 0.5 yd³ of soil with 40% sand in order to make a soil with 16% sand?

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Question 1074171: How much soil with 10% sand do you
need to add to 0.5 yd³ of soil with 40%
sand in order to make a soil with 16%
sand?

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = cubic yds of soil with 10% sand
= cubic yds of sand in the 10% soil
yd3 of sand in the 40% soil
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2 cubic yds of soil with 10% sand needs to be added
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check:





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