SOLUTION: 2 m³ of soil containing 35% sand was mixed into 6 m³ of soil containing 15% sand. What is the sand content of the mixture?

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Question 606882: 2 m³ of soil containing 35% sand was mixed
into 6 m³ of soil containing 15% sand. What
is the sand content of the mixture?

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2 m³ of soil containing 35% sand was mixed
into 6 m³ of soil containing 15% sand. What
is the sand content of the mixture?
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s = sand content of the mix
2*35 + 6*15 = s*(35 + 15)

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