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A pudding of mass 900 g has three ingredients: flour, sugar, and butter. There are three times as much flour as sugar and two times as much sugar as butter. -

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A pudding of mass 900 g has three ingredients: flour, sugar, and butter. There are three times as much flour as sugar and two times as much sugar as butter. How much flour (in g) is there in the recipe?  

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  • 550

  • 600

  • 750

  • 500

MCQ

Solution

600

Explanation:

Flour = 3 × sugar

Flour : Sugar = 3 : 1

Sugar : butter = 2 : 2

Flour : Sugar : butter = 6 : 2 : 1

Total = 6 + 2 + 1 = 9 ratio = 900g

∴ 1 Ratio = 100g

∴ Flour = 6 ratio = 600g

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