Ask Question
30 March, 13:19

Fifty pounds of a cement-and-sand mixture is 40% sand.

How many pounds of sand must be added for the resulting mixture to be 60% sand?

+2
Answers (1)
  1. 30 March, 13:24
    0
    To get the answer you would have to multiply fifty by. 4 to get 20. now you know that 20 is 2/5 of the bad and 1/5 must be 10. So you would multiply 10 by 3 to get to 3/5 so you can have 60%. The final answer is 30
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Find an answer to your question 👍 “Fifty pounds of a cement-and-sand mixture is 40% sand. How many pounds of sand must be added for the resulting mixture to be 60% sand? ...” in 📗 Mathematics if the answers seem to be not correct or there’s no answer. Try a smart search to find answers to similar questions.
Search for Other Answers