SOLUTION: A cleaning liquid contains three main ingredients, water, wax and white sprits, mixed in the ratio 3:5:4, respectively. How many liters of wax are needed to make it 60 liters of cl

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Question 1068880: A cleaning liquid contains three main ingredients, water, wax and white sprits, mixed in the ratio 3:5:4, respectively. How many liters of wax are needed to make it 60 liters of cleaning liquid?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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3%2F%283%2B5%2B4%29 is water
5%2F12 is wax
4%2F12 is white spirits
So,
W=%285%2F12%2960
W=25liters