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The Potion Ingredients
An alchemist is preparing a magic potion that requires three key ingredients: Fairy Dust, Dragon Scales, and Unicorn Hair. The weight of each ingredient in grams follows these clues:
- The weight of Dragon Scales is three times that of Unicorn Hair.
- The weight of Fairy Dust is 5 grams more than the combined weight of Dragon Scales and Unicorn Hair.
- Together, all three ingredients weigh 65 grams.
How much of each ingredient does the alchemist need?
Solution
The total weight is given as: x + 3x + (5 + 3x + x) = 65 Simplify: x + 3x + 5 + 4x = 65 8x + 5 = 65 8x = 60 Solve for x: 8x = 60 x = 7.5 Thus:
Final Answer:
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