document.write( "Question 1199576: A certain drug is made from only two ingredients: compound A and Compound B. There are 4 Ml of compound A used for every 7ml of compound B. If a chemist wants to make 1034 ml of the drug, how many ml of compound B are needed. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #833511 by math_tutor2020(3817)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "This drug uses 4 mL of compound A for every 7 mL of compound B.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We arrive at the ratio 4:7 \n" ); document.write( "It scales up to 4x:7x for some positive real number x.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This means we have 4x mL of compound A combined with 7x mL of compound B to get 1034 mL total mixture.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A+B = total \n" ); document.write( "4x+7x = 1034 \n" ); document.write( "11x = 1034 \n" ); document.write( "x = 1034/11 \n" ); document.write( "x = 94\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then, \n" ); document.write( "4x = 4*94 = 376 \n" ); document.write( "7x = 7*94 = 658 \n" ); document.write( "represents the amounts of compound A and compound B respectively.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 658 mL \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |