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#1 2010-06-30 03:56:53
- haftakhan
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Help Needed
For every 2 million pounds of furtilizer made about 480 pounds are ruined by being accidentally left out in rain .Last month 300 pounds were ruined.with this info estimate how many pounds of fertilizer were manufactured last month ?
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#2 2010-06-30 06:17:28
- ZHero
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Re: Help Needed
The answer will be (2 000 000×300)÷480
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#3 2010-07-01 19:49:05
- Anakin
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Re: Help Needed
It's a simple ratio; where x is the amount produced last month.
2000000/480 = x/300
Multiply both sides by 300 and you get x= 300 * (2000000/480) = 1,250,000 lbs.
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