This is a ratio problem. If dry ing : water = 5 : 2, what is water when dry ing = 15?
The new ratio is 15 : water. How do we get from the first ratio to the new one? We multiply by 5. Meaning, we also need to multiply the 2 quarts of water by 5, giving us 10 quarts of water.
Answer:
1.8
Step-by-step explanation:
2.6 - 0.8 = 1.8
Answer:
496,000-800=495,200
Step-by-step explanation:

Recall that
, so

Multiply on the right by
and regroup terms:



and finally solve for
:

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