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Tell me if what i did is corrcet… here is the question then the answer is down
A potting mix is made of 2 parts sand, 1/3 part organic matter and 5 parts loam. How much sand and loam should be used if 8 buckets of organic matter are available?
what i did was 1/3 divded by 8 which gave me 0.04
then i divided 2/0.04= 50 parts of sand
for the loam what i did was 5 divided by 0.04= 125 parts of loam
is what i did correct could u explain y is it?! and how u do it?!! because i just did it in common sense i dont know the reason why…
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the quantities will be in direct proportion
which means, e.g. that if 1 ingredient is trebled,
all other ingredients will also need to be trebled
list organic matter 1st, it’ll help in understanding
1/3 part organic matter — 2 parts sand — 5 parts loam
1 part organic matter — 6 parts sand — 15 parts loam
8 buckets organic matter — 48 buckets sand — 120 buckets loam
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