SOLUTION: A serving of cereal A contains 5 times the amount of fiber as a serving of cereal B. If you eat a serving of each cereal, you will consume 18g of dietary fiber. Find the amount of
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Question 803036: A serving of cereal A contains 5 times the amount of fiber as a serving of cereal B. If you eat a serving of each cereal, you will consume 18g of dietary fiber. Find the amount of dietary in each cereal. Answer by wilft1(217) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the equation will look like this
5a + a = 18
combine like terms
6a = 18
divide both sides by 6
a = 3
5 times 3 is 15 so cereal A contains 15 parts of fiber where cereal B has 3
