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6.5 Exercise 133

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Mixing a concentrate Sam bought a large bottle of concentrated cleaning solution at the warehouse store. He must mix the concentrate with water to make a solution for washing his windows. The directions tell him to mix 33 ounces of concentrate with 55 ounces of water. If he puts 1212 ounces of concentrate in a bucket, how many ounces of water should he add? How many ounces of the solution will he have altogether?

OpenStax Prealgebra 2e, 6.5 Solve Proportions and their Applications, exercise 133

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