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Question 1 of 4
1. Question
A baker puts in 75 g of cocoa, 150 g of sugar, 225 g of flour and 50 g of butter for her chocolate mud cake. Find the percentages of each ingredient.-
Cocoa = (15)%Sugar = (30)%Flour = (45)%Butter = (10)%
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First, list down the known values for each ingredient.Cocoa=75 gSugar=150 gFlour=225 gButter=50 gNext, get the total amount of ingredients by adding the value of all the ingredients.Total Amount = 75+150+225+50 = 500 Then, solve for the percentage of each amount by multiplying the fraction of the ingredients by 100%.Cocoa75500×100% = 75500×1001 Convert values to fraction form = 755×11 Simplify = 755 = 15% Sugar150500×100% = 150500×1001 Convert values to fraction form = 1505×11 Simplify = 1505 = 30% Flour225500×100% = 225500×1001 Convert values to fraction form = 2255×11 Simplify = 2255 = 45% Butter50500×100% = 50500×1001 Convert values to fraction form = 505×11 Simplify = 505 = 10% Cocoa=15%Sugar=30%Flour=45%Butter=10% -
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Question 2 of 4
2. Question
A tub of ice cream contains 150 g of milk solids, 135 g of cream, 125 g of sugar and 90 g of butter. Find the percentages of each ingredient.-
Milk Solids = (30)%Cream = (27)%Sugar = (25)%Butter = (18)%
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First, list down the known values for each ingredient.Milk Solids=150 gCream=135 gSugar=125 gButter=90 gNext, get the total amount of ingredients by adding the value of all the ingredients.Total Amount = 150+135+125+90 = 500 Then, solve for the percentage of each amount by multiplying the fraction of the ingredients by 100%.Milk Solids150500×100% = 150500×1001 Convert values to fraction form = 1505×11 Simplify = 1505 = 30% Cream135500×100% = 135500×1001 Convert values to fraction form = 1355×11 Simplify = 1355 = 27% Sugar125500×100% = 125500×1001 Convert values to fraction form = 1255×11 Simplify = 1255 = 25% Butter90500×100% = 90500×1001 Convert values to fraction form = 905×11 Simplify = 905 = 18% Milk Solids=30%Cream=27%Sugar=25%Butter=18% -
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Question 3 of 4
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A bakery sells 300 loaves of bread every day. If 15% of the bread they sell is gluten-free, how many loaves are not gluten-free?- (255) loaves of bread
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First, summarise the data and draw a diagram for easier understanding of the problemTotal loaves of bread sold=300Percentage of gluten-free loaves=15%Percentage of total loaves sold=100%Percentage of not gluten-free loaves=?Next, find the percentage of loaves that are not gluten-free.Do this by subtracting the percentage of gluten-free loaves (15%) from 100%% of not gluten-free loaves = 100−15 = 85% 85% of the loaves are not gluten-free.Finally, multiply the percentage to the total number of loaves which is 300Not Gluten-Free Loaves = 85%×300 = 85100×3001 Convert values to fraction form = 851×31 Cancel the zeros = 85×31 = 2551 = 255 Hence, 255loaves of bread−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−− are not gluten-free.255 loaves of bread -
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4. Question
In a town with 410 homes, 80% of the homes were affected by a blackout. How many homes were not affected?- (82) homes
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First, summarise the data and draw a diagram for easier understanding of the problemTotal number of homes=410Percentage of homes affected=80%Percentage of total homes=100%Percentage of homes not affected=?Next, find the percentage of homes that are not affected by the blackout.Do this by subtracting the percentage of affected homes (80%) from 100%% of homes not affected = 100−80 = 20% 20% of the homes are not affected.Finally, multiply the percentage by the total number of homes which is 410Homes not affected = 20%×410 = 20100×4101 Convert values to fraction form = 21×411 Simplify = 2×411 = 82 Hence, 82homes−−−−−−−− were not affected by the blackout.82 homes
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