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Gavin id is asked to supply juice for soccer teams during half time. And he decides to make juice from concentrate mix. The concentrate that Gavin bought is made in ratio 5:1 (water to concentrate). How many ml of concentrate must Gavin add if he uses 180 water?

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The concentrate that Gavin bought is made in ratio 5:1 (water to concentrate): For each 5 mL of water it needs to be added 1 mL of concentrate

How many ml of concentrate must Gavin add if he uses 180 water?


180\text{mLwater}\cdot\frac{1mL\text{ contentrate}}{5\text{mLwater}}=36mL\text{ concentrate}Then, Gavin must add 36mL of concentrate if he uses 180mL of water
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