Answer:
1.27
Step-by-step explanation:


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Answer:
Ella should add
lbs of water.
Total weight of syrup
lbs
Step-by-step explanation:
Weight:
Weight of sugar = 0.5 lbs.
Weight of water added = x lbs
Total weight = 0.5 + x lbs
Percentage:
0.5 + x -- 100%
0.5 -- 1.5%
Write a proportion:

Cross multiply:

Ella should add
lbs of water.
Total weight of syrup

Hey there!
To figure out what "x" means, you can divide the numbers 126 and 14 . . .
126 divided by 14 = 9
9 x 14 = 126
9 = x
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x = 9
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Hope this helps you.
Have a great day!
It is about 26.2 miles.
1 foot = about 0.000189394