Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 7 - Review - Page 290: 18

Answer

$ x=300 \ lb$

Work Step by Step

Create a proportion using ratios as follows: $$ \frac{12}{1 }=\frac{x}{25} .$$ Set the product of the means equal to the product of the extremes and solve for $x$ $$ x=12\cdot 25\Longrightarrow x=300 \ lb .$$
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