SOLUTION: there are 6 ml of compound a used for every 5ml of compound n .if chemist wants to make 1056 ml of drug then how many ml of compound b needed?

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Question 1015743: there are 6 ml of compound a used for every 5ml of compound n .if chemist wants to make 1056 ml of drug then how many ml of compound b needed?
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Add 5ml + 6ml to get 11ml

Divide 1056ml by 11ml to get 96

Now you know that you need 96 parts of compound a and b mixed together to make the drug.

You also know that compound b makes up 5/11 of the drug therefore to find out how much compound you need just multiply 96 by 5.

96 * 5 = answer