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\n" ); document.write( "the ratio of the fertilizer was 5 parts nitrogen to ten parts all other ingredients. The farmer bought 135 pounds of fertilizer.
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document.write( "\"5 parts nitrogen to ten parts all other ingredients\" means that you have 15 parts of equal mass.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, each part mass is  = 9 pounds.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The farmer got 5 pats of nitrogen, which is 5*9 = 45 pounds.\r\n" );
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