M.J. is mixing 2 scoops of fertilizer with 8 scoops of potting soil when planting new flowers in his garden. While he was mixing, he was distracted and accidentally mixed 6 scoops of fertilizer and 25 scoops of potting soil. How can M.J. correct the problem?
M.J. put too much potting soil in. For the ratio to be the same, M.J. needed 6 scoops of fertilizer and 24 scoops of potting soil. If he hasn’t mixed the potting soil and fertilizer, he can take out 1 scoop of potting soil. If he has mixed, then the next equivalent ratio is 7 scoops of fertilizer and 28 scoops of potting soil. M.J. would need to add 1 more scoop of fertilizer and 3 more scoops of potting soil.
M.J. put too much potting soil in. For the ratio to be the same, M.J. needed 6 scoops of fertilizer and 24 scoops of potting soil. If he hasn’t mixed the potting soil and fertilizer, he can take out 1 scoop of potting soil. If he has mixed, then the next equivalent ratio is 7 scoops of fertilizer and 28 scoops of potting soil. M.J. would need to add 1 more scoop of fertilizer and 4 more scoops of potting soil.
M.J. put too much potting soil in. For the ratio to be the same, M.J. needed 6 scoops of fertilizer and 24 scoops of potting soil. If he hasn’t mixed the potting soil and fertilizer, he can take out 1 scoop of potting soil. If he has mixed, then the next equivalent ratio is 7 scoops of fertilizer and 28 scoops of potting soil. M.J. would need to add 3 more scoop of fertilizer and 4 more scoops of potting soil.