Dustin is mixing concrete. A formula for concrete calls for 3/8 gal of water. Dustin wants to make 7/9 more concrete than the formula creates. How much water should Dustin use? Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form

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12-11-2015
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Dustin is mixing concrete. A formula for concrete calls for 3/8 gal of water. Dustin wants to make 7/9 more concrete than the formula creates. How much water should Dustin use? Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form

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WorldCitizen WorldCitizen · Answer 1 · 2015-11-23T11:25:29-05:00

so, if he wants to make \(\frac{7}{9}\) more concrete, he should use \(\frac{7}{9}\) more water!

so he should use 1 of the planed water plus \(\frac{7}{9}\) of the planned water, that is \(\frac{9+7}{9}\) or \(\frac{16}{9}\) of what the formula says.

so we multiply this by what the formula says:

\(\frac{16}{9}*\frac{3}{8}=\frac{2}{9}*\frac{3}{1}=\frac{2}{3}*\frac{1}{1}\)

so he has to use 2/3 gal of water