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| A simplified way of representing it is this. | A simplified way of representing it is this. | ||
| - | * 1kg of clay is half of a full clay, or .5, so we will use .5 for our formula. | + | * 1kg of clay is half of a full clay (2kg), or .5, so we will use .5 (1/2) for our formula. |
| - | * 1kg of heap of sand is one twentieth of a full heap of sand, so we will use .05 for our formula. | + | * 1kg of heap of sand is one twentieth of a full heap of sand (20kg), so we will use .05 (1/ |
| ^ Clay ^^ | ^ Clay ^^ | ||
| ^ Value ^ Formula ^ | ^ Value ^ Formula ^ | ||
| - | | Number | $Number = \text{Mortar Needed} \times .5$ | | + | | Number | $\text{Number} = \text{Mortar Needed} \times .5$ | |
| - | | Kg | $Kg=Number$ | | + | | Kg | $\text{Kg}=\text{Number}$ | |
| ^ Heap of sand ^^ | ^ Heap of sand ^^ | ||
| ^ Value ^ Formula ^ | ^ Value ^ Formula ^ | ||
| - | | Number | $Number = \text{Mortar Needed} \times .05$ | | + | | Number | $\text{Number} = \text{Mortar Needed} \times .05$ | |
| - | | Kg | $Kg=Number$ | | + | | Kg | $\text{Kg}=\text{Number}$ | |
| For example... | For example... | ||
| - | 2000 mortar will need 1000 clay ($2000 \times .5$) and 100 heap of sand ($2000 \times .05$) | + | 2000 mortar will need 1000 clay ($2000 \times .5$) and 100 heap of sand ($2000 \times .05$). Kg is equal to the amount needed since the recipe calls for 1kg each of clay and heap of sand per mortar. |
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