If 96 g of the mixture are prepared, what amount (in grams) of each chemical is needed?

Question

In a chemical mixture, 3 g of chemical A are used for each gram of chemical B, and 4 g of chemical C are needed for each gram of B. If 96 g of the mixture are prepared, what amount (in grams) of each chemical is needed?

Answer 1

Hello, Alyssa,

Take each mass in the example formulation and convert it into a fraction by dividing the individual masses by the total of 8 grams. Then multiply these fractions (percentages) by 96 to obtain the correct apportionment among the three ingredients.

Bob