SOLUTION: 3 yds to the power of 3 of soil containing 52% sand was mixed into 4yds3 of soil containing 24% sand what is the sand content of mixture?

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Question 895384: 3 yds to the power of 3 of soil containing 52% sand was mixed into 4yds3 of soil containing 24% sand what is the sand content of mixture?
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The reason for multiplying by 100 is that the ratio of those parts is a (possibly) decimalized fraction, or a rational number.

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