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14 May, 20:39

Abigail is baking a cake. She requires flour and

sugar in the ratio 5:2. If she uses 2 1/2 kg of flour

how much sugar is required?

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  1. 14 May, 20:46
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    The answer to your question is 1 kg of sugar

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Data

    ratio flour: sugar 5:2

    amount of flour = 2 1/2

    amount of sugar = ?

    Process

    1. - Convert the amount of flour to an improper fraction

    2 1/2 = (4 + 1) / 2

    = 5/2

    2. - Write the problem as a proportion

    5 : 2 : : 5/2 : s s = amount of sugar

    3. - Solve the proportion for x

    x = (2 x 5/2) / 5

    -Simplify

    x = (10 / 2) / 5

    x = 10 / 10

    -Result

    x = 1 kg
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