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bill js a builder. On Monday he msde mortar mix. he used 24kg of sand and 5kg of cement. on tuesday bill will make the same type of mortar mix. he will use 36kg of sand. how much cement does he need to make the same type of mortar mix?

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Answer: 7.5kg

Explanation:

Since Bill made mortar mix and he used 24kg of sand and 5kg of cement. This means that for 1 kg of cement, (24/5) = 4.8 kg of sand is used.

Therefore, when he uses 36kg of sand, the kg of cement used will be:

= 36 / 4.8

= 7.5 kg

Therefore, he'll use 7.5kg of cement and 36kg of sand.

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