SOLUTION: One recipe for trail mix uses seeds, nuts, and dried fruit in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4 a) How much of the seeds is needed to mix with 600 g of nuts? b)How much fruit is needed to m

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Question 1068002: One recipe for trail mix uses seeds, nuts, and dried fruit in the ratio of 2 : 3 : 4
a) How much of the seeds is needed to mix with 600 g of nuts? b)How much fruit is needed to mix with 250 g of seeds?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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2:3:4 is in 2+3+4 parts, or 9 parts.

(a) seeds for 600 grams nuts
seeds to nuts is in ratio 2:3.
600%282%2F3%29=highlight%28400%29, grams of seeds

(b) fruit for 250 grams seeds
250%284%2F2%29
highlight%28500%29 grams fruit