SOLUTION: At one stage in a factory's candy production cocoa is mixed with sugar. For every 12 pounds of cocoa 5 pounds of sugar are needed. Write the equation of a function that rises from

Question 816275: At one stage in a factory's candy production cocoa is mixed with sugar. For every 12 pounds of cocoa 5 pounds of sugar are needed. Write the equation of a function that rises from this situation.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ratio of sugar to cocoa = 5/12
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to find the weight of sugar needed for a given weight of cocoa: s(c) = (5/12)c
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where c is the weight of cocoa and s(c) is the weight of sugar needed for that c
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