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7 September, 14:01

Amir is operating a machine that adds sand to a concrete mixture. The machine adds 1/10 ton of sand to the mixture in 4/5 minute. Enter a number in each box to complete the statements. Write the ratio that compares 1/10 ton of sand to 4/5 minute. The ratio in ton (s) per minute (s) is $$ . Simplify the ratio to find the amount of sand added in one minute. ton (s) per minute

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  1. 7 September, 14:13
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    for the above question, we can first convert the fractions to decimals to make it easier to work with

    1/10 of sand - 0.1 ton

    4/5 minute - 0.8 minute

    Q1 -

    ratio

    0.1:0.8

    since the ratio is in decimals we can convert it to whole numbers by multiplying by 10

    1:8

    Q2. amount of sand added in 0.8 minutes - 0.1 ton

    amount of sand added in 1 minute - 0.1/0.8 = 0.125 tons
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