Abigail mixes 2 3pounds of walnuts with 3 5pound of dried fruit. To create more of the same mixture, how many pounds of walnuts

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2 years ago

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does Abigail need to mix with one pound of dried fruit?

2 answers:

harkovskaia [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-26T01:49:06+03:00

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Let us set up an equality to represent the original ratio of walnuts to fruit..

Solve for X (2/3)/(3/5) = X/1

(2/3)/(3/5) = X/1 (2/3) * (5/3) = X/1 10/9 = X/1 10/9 = X

Therefore, Abigail needs 10/9 pounds of walnuts to mix with one pound of dried fruit.

yan [13] · Answer 2 · 2022-10-26T00:09:33+03:00

yan [13]2 years ago

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Answer:3

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