document.write( "Question 778994: In a mixture of concrete there are four pounds of cement mix for each pound of gravel. If the mixture contains 145 pounds of these two ingredients how many pounds of gravel are there? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #475019 by josgarithmetic(39616)\"\" \"About 
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The formula in mass parts is 4+1=5 parts. This means the formula is \"4%2F5\" cement and \"1%2F5\" gravel. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"145%2A%281%2F5%29=29\" pounds of the gravel, so by subtraction, the rest would be cement.
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