Can someone help please? ASAP! (17 pts and brainliest)A supplier sells 2 1/4 pounds of MULCH for every 1 1/3 pounds of GRAVEL. If the supplier sells 172 pounds of both MULCH and GRAVEL combined, How many pounds of MULCH did he sell? (Explain)
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I did this problem last year, if I remember you do this:
64 pounds of gravel and 108 pounds of mulch will be the outcome
*2 1/4 will be equal to 2.25 *1 1/3 will be equal to 1.33 ------------------------------------ 2.25 / 1.33 = 1.7 is fine (rounded up) ------------------------------------ *ratio of gravel = 1.7: 1 ------------------------------------ FOR MULCH: 1.7/2.7 from 172 you will use the outcome 0.629 * 172 to get 108.2 pounds ------------------------------------ FOR GRAVEL: 172 - 108.2 = 63.8 pounds ------------------------------------ Totals sold will be: - 108 Pounds - 64 Pounds