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Question

gabe is making a mixture of compost and soil to use for a special plant. he wants his final mix to be 2 parts compost to 10 parts potting soil. he wants to end up with 12 kilograms of mix. how many kilograms of compost should gabe use?

Answer 1

2 parts out of 12 are compost, 10 parts out of 12 are potting soil



(2/12) * 10 grams of compost should be used



((2/12)*10) grams * 1 kg/1000 grams = 0.0016 kgs



approximately 0.0016 kgs of compost should be used