SOLUTION: if 5 ozs of a powdered drug are mixed with 2 ozs of sugar, what part of the total mixture is the drug?

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Question 555788: if 5 ozs of a powdered drug are mixed with 2 ozs of sugar, what part of the total mixture is the drug?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
( oz. of drug ) / ( oz. of drug + sugar ) = fraction of mixture that is drug
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