SOLUTION: How much Flam would be needed to produce 10 pounds of Flim? When 52 pounds of Flam produce 13 pounds of Flim?

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Question 143521: How much Flam would be needed to produce 10 pounds of Flim? When 52 pounds of Flam produce 13 pounds of Flim?
Found 2 solutions by nabla, vleith:
Answer by nabla(475) About Me  (Show Source):
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13x=52
x=52/13
This means 1 lb of flim takes 52/13 flam.
Thus, 10*52/13=520/13=40 lb of flam would be required to produce 10 lb of flim.

Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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Setup a ratio
52/13 = x/10
then cross multiply to find x