SOLUTION: Jenny and her brother mixed together two types of soil to make 15 yd^3 of soil with a 34℅ silt content. They used 9 yd^3 of a soil with 24℅ silt content and 6 yd^3 of a
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Question 888391: Jenny and her brother mixed together two types of soil to make 15 yd^3 of soil with a 34℅ silt content. They used 9 yd^3 of a soil with 24℅ silt content and 6 yd^3 of another type of soil. What was the silt content of the second type of soil? Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source):