A certain preparation requires liquids x, y, and z in the proportion 5:2:1. how many gallons of the preparation can be made from 25 gallons of x, 20 gallons of y, and 8 gallons of z

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Hugo Reese

Mathematics

14 August, 16:22

A certain preparation requires liquids x, y, and z in the proportion 5:2:1. how many gallons of the preparation can be made from 25 gallons of x, 20 gallons of y, and 8 gallons of z

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Joaquin Skinner · Answer 1

5 because 25 gallons of x 20 gallons of y and 8 gallons of z and if you used you cant make 8 gallons of the preparation because you can only have 5 gallons of x so your answer is 5