document.write( "Question 1014728: Assuming a bucket of sand weighs 6.4 tons and a bucket of salt weighs 4.5 tons how much would the salt weigh in one bucket of an 8 part sand 1 part salt mixture? \n" ); document.write( "
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presumably the bucket is full to capacity and each bucket has the same volume.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "this means that, if you divide each bucket into 9 parts, then each part will contain the same volume as well.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "what this means is that 1 part of sand takes up the same volume as 1 part of salt.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "what's different is the weight.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6.5 tons of sand divided by 9 is equal to (6.5)/9 tons of sand for each part.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4.5 tons of salt divided by 9 is equal to (4.5)/9 tons of salt for each part.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "in one bucket of 8 part sand and 1 part salt mixture, the salt would weigh 4.5/9 tons.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the whole bucket containing 8 parts of sand and 1 part of salt would weigh 8 * 6.5/9 + 1 * 4.5/9 = 5.802469136 tons.\r
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