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A builder requires 35 buckets of mortar to build a wall.

Mortar is made by mixing cement and sand in the ratio 1:4

How many buckets of cement and sand does he need?

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Answer:

He needs 7 buckets of cement, and 28 buckets of sane.

Explanation:

cement : sand

1:4 = 5

35/5 = 7

7*1=7 . Cement

7*4=28 . Sand

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