Question

Gabriel 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 6 parts potting soil.He wants to end up with 10 kilograms of mix.How many compost should Gabriel use?

Answer 1

Answer:Your answer is 2.5

Explanation:

Answer 2

2.5 kg

Explanation:

Parts of compost = 2 parts

Parts of potting soil = 6 parts

Total parts = 2 parts + 6 parts = 8 parts

from the above, we can see that 2 out of 8 parts of the total mix is compost,

i.e compost makes up
`(2)/(8)` of the total mix.

Given: total mix is 10 kg,

the amount of compost is then
`(2)/(8)` x 10 kg = 2.5 kg