SOLUTION: A 5 litre bottle of liquid fertiliser needs to be diluted in the ratio of 5parts water to 2 parts fertiliser. How many litres of water needed to dilute the 5 litres?
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Question 943900: A 5 litre bottle of liquid fertiliser needs to be diluted in the ratio of 5parts water to 2 parts fertiliser. How many litres of water needed to dilute the 5 litres?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
( water ) / ( fertilizer ) =
( water + fertilizer ) = 5 litres
( fertilizer ) = ( 5 - water ) litres
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Let = litres of water needed
3.571 litres of water are needed
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check:
OK
error due to rounding off, I think
also:
( fertilizer + water ) = 5 liters
OK
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