Question

a soil sample contains 10% silt, 60% sand, and 30% clay. what type of soil do you have? silt loam clay sandy clay loam

Explanation:

Step1: Recall soil triangle rules

Soil texture triangle: sand (bottom), silt (right), clay (left). Locate 60% sand (bottom axis ~60), 10% silt (right axis ~10), 30% clay (left axis ~30).

Step2: Plot and identify region

Plotting these percentages: sand=60, silt=10, clay=30. The intersection falls in the "sandy clay loam" region (checking the triangle: sandy clay loam has sand >50, clay 27 - 40, silt <27; here sand=60, clay=30, silt=10 fits).

Answer:

sandy clay loam