SOLUTION: A 2-cup mixture consists of 1/3 flour and 2/3 cornmeal. If 1 cup of flour is added to make a 3- cup mixture, approximately what percent of the 3-cup mixture is flour?

Question 1092992: A 2-cup mixture consists of 1/3 flour and 2/3
cornmeal. If 1 cup of flour is added to make a 3- cup mixture, approximately what percent of the 3-cup mixture is flour?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A 2-cup mixture consists of 1/3 flour and 2/3
cornmeal
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Just that much means the recipe initially was expected to be:

TWO-CUP MIXTURE , cup of flour , cup of cornmeal , cup of other ingredients

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If 1 cup of flour is added to make a 3- cup mixture, approximately what percent of the 3-cup mixture is flour?
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Now, total flour is
and
total amount of cups of mixture became 3, as given.
What percent as flour?

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44% flour, the new mixture, approximately
Answer by ikleyn(52818)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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of the 2-cup mixture is exactly cup of floor. <<<---=== A 2-cup mixture consists of 1/3 flour and 2/3 cornmeal. After adding 1 cup of floor we have = cup of floor. Now, the ratio : 3 = = 0.5555 = 55.55%.

Answer.   Approximately what percent of the 3-cup mixture is flour? -   55.55%.   Approximately.

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