how many cylinders must be placed on the empty side of the second scale to make that scale balance? *picture involved*
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For this case defining variables we have:
x: total amount of liters of potting soil.
y: number of liters of potting soil in each pot.
We have then to find the number of pots we use the following expression:
Substituting values we have:
Rewriting we have:
Rounding to the previous whole we have:
Answer:
Yao Xin can fill 18 pots