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TSA 2020 · Question 12 · Ratio/Proportion/Percentage

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A builder has 32 kg of a mix of sand and cement, of which 25% is sand. For a new job, he needs 120 kg of a mix of sand and cement in which the ratio of sand to cement is 2:1. To obtain this, he starts with his initial 32 kg mix and adds more sand and cement.

What is the ratio of the masses of sand and cement that he needs to add?