OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e §6.5 Solve Proportions and their Applications · Exercise 86 · Algebra · Ratio, proportion & variation

Solve Proportions and their Applications · Exercise 86

Mixing a concentrate Travis is going to wash his car. The directions on the bottle of car wash concentrate say to mix $2$ ounces of concentrate with $15$ ounces of water. If Travis puts $6$ ounces of concentrate in a bucket, how much water must he mix with the concentrate?

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OpenStax, Prealgebra 2e · §6.5 Solve Proportions and their Applications · Exercise 86

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