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Mr. Butler is filing planter boxes with soil.  He has soil that is 30% sand, and he buys 9 pounds of a commercial potting soil that is 18% sand.  He mixes some of his soil with the 9 pounds of commercial potting soil.  The resulting soil mixture is 21% sand.  How many pounds of his soil did Mr. Butler use?

 Feb 23, 2017
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Amt  of 18% soil + unknown amt of 30% soil = total soil at 21%

 

9 (.18) + x (.30) =  ( 9 + x).21   simplify

 

1.62 + .30x = 1.89 + .21x    subtract 1.62, .21x  from both sides

 

.09x  = .27    divide both sides by   .09

 

x  = 3 lbs.  of 30% soil

 

 

 

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 Feb 23, 2017

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