SOLUTION: In two different types of washing powder the ratio of measurement of soda and soap powder are 2:3 and 4:5. Let's workout the part of the soap powder in the new washing powder which

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Question 980096: In two different types of washing powder the ratio of measurement of soda and soap powder are 2:3 and 4:5. Let's workout the part of the soap powder in the new washing powder which is prepared by mixing 10kg of the first soap powder with 18 kg of second soap powder.
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(3/5) in soap and (5/9) in soap. Concentration of soap as fractions.

10 kg of the first washing powder mixed with 18 kg of the second washing powder:
28 kg of washing power;
10%283%2F5%29%2B18%285%2F9%29 kilograms of soap;
6%2B10
16--------kilograms of soap.


Summarizing the results calculated,
28 kg of washing powder
16 kg of soap
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Amount of "soda", 28-16=12.

RATIO OF SODA to SOAP
12:16,
3:4--------------------YOUR ANSWER