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A farmer needs to mix 12 ounces of fertilizer for every 10 pounds of soll. How many pounds of fertilizer will the farmer

need to make a mix that contains 120 pounds of soll?

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Answer: 144

Step-by-step explanation: If you have 120 pounds of soil and for every ten pounds of soil you have twelve pounds of fertilizer, then you would divide 120 by ten and you would get 12 and multiply 12 and 12 together to get 144.

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