Gabriel is making a mixture of compost and soil to use for a special plant. He wants his final mix to be 2 parts compost to 10 parts potting soil. He wants to end up with 6 kilograms of mix .

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Compost = X kg.
Potting = 5x kg.
x + 5x = 6
X = 1 kg.
sx = 5 kg.