OpenStax, Contemporary Mathematics §3.4 Rational Numbers · Example 22 · Algebra · Ratio, proportion & variation

Rational Numbers · Example 22

James is mixing soil for a raised garden, in which he plans to grow a variety of vegetables. For the soil to be suitable, he determines that $\frac{2}{5}$ of the soil can be topsoil, but $\frac{2}{5}$ needs to be peat moss and $\frac{1}{5}$ has to be compost. To fill the raised garden bed with 60 cubic feet of soil, how much of each component does James need to use?

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OpenStax, Contemporary Mathematics · §3.4 Rational Numbers · Example 22

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