Find the quantity of each material needed to make 27 cubic metres of concrete.

A concrete mixture was made up of 4 parts of metal to 3 parts of sand to  2 parts of cement.
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Add together the ratio components: 4+3+2=9. So the unit of measurement is 27/9=3m3 of concrete.

Metal=4×3=12m3; sand=3×3=9m3; cement=2×3=6m3. (m3 is the same as cubic metres.)

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