a concrete mix requires 3 parts sand and 5parts cementhow many pounds of cement are neede for 75 pounds of sand?
2006-11-12 18:27:40 · 4 answers · asked by ls1boi 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
125
2006-11-12 18:29:43 · answer #1 · answered by Master U 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...the conventional blend for concrete is 3 parts gravel 2 parts sand and a million area cement....all of this by quantity not weight purely as Russell states...my answer replaced into incorrect and that i replaced it because i remerbered weight had not something to do with the blend...i had the combination instructions good purely had the burden pasrt incorrect..
2016-11-29 02:22:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3/5 = 75/x
so solve it
3 goes into 75 - how many times?
multiply answer times 5
voila!
2006-11-12 18:34:01 · answer #3 · answered by tom4bucs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will need 125 lbs of cement
2006-11-12 21:54:43 · answer #4 · answered by Charu Chandra Goel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋