SOLUTION: A certain bread recipe asks you to combine yeast and sugar with 4 cups of warm 105 °F water. If the water is hotter or colder than that, then the bread won't rise. All you have

Question 1175262: A certain bread recipe asks you to combine yeast and sugar with 4 cups of warm 105 °F water. If the water is hotter or colder than that, then the bread won't rise.
All you have available are boiling water that is 220 °F and cold tap water that is 60 °F.
How much boiling water and cold tap water should you mix together to get 4 cups of 105 °F water?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Hi
 220x + 60(4c-x) = 105(4c)
         x = 45(4c)/160 = 1 1/8 c
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