SOLUTION: In a mixture of concrete, there are five lb of cement mix for each pound of gravel. If the mixture contains a total of 294 lb of these two ingredients, how many pounds of gravel ar

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Question 1009570: In a mixture of concrete, there are five lb of cement mix for each pound of gravel. If the mixture contains a total of 294 lb of these two ingredients, how many pounds of gravel are there?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Concentration of cement, 5%2F6.
Concentration of gravel, 1%2F6.

Amount of gravel in the mixture, %281%2F6%29294.