document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=777342>Question 777342</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a shortbread recipe uses flour, butter, sugar and nuts in the ratio, by weight, of 9:6:3:2. How much of each ingredient is used in making 1kg of the mixture </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If we add 9+6+3+2, we get the result as 20. So if 1kg of the mixture is divided into 20 parts, 9 parts of it will be flour,6 parts will be butter, 3 parts will be sugar and 2 parts will be nuts.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1kg=1000grams<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore (9/20)*1000=450g is flour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          (6/20)*1000=300g is butter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          (3/20)*1000=150g is sugar<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          (2/20)*1000=100g is nuts\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check: 450+300+150+100=1000 </SPAN>\n" );
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