document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203847>Question 1203847</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> James bought a packet of flour to make cakes. He used an equal amount of flour for each cake. After he had used the flour to make 3 cakes, 3/4 of the packet of flour was left. He went on to bake another 5 cakes and had 1400 g of the flour left. How much flour was used for each cake?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you want to try to solve this problem in \"words\" rather than forming and solving equations then you could adopt this approach:-\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After James had made 3 cakes there was 3/4 of the packet of flour left. This means that he must have used 1/4 of the packet to make those 3 cakes (4/4 - 3/4 = 1/4) and, therefore, he is using 1/12 of the packet for each cake (1/4 divided by 3).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(NB: 4/4 and 12/12 are both ways to represent the whole packet flour; you do see that don't you?)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, after he has made another 5 cakes (3 + 5 = 8 cakes in total) he will have used 8/12 of the packet of flour (8 × 1/12 = 8/12).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means that he has 4/12 of the packet left (12/12 - 8/12 = 4/12).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the 1,400 g of flour that remain after he has baked his 8 cakes is actually 4/12 (or 1/3) of the whole packet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you now work out how much flour James was using to make each cake?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Hint: He now has enough left (4/12) to make another four cakes, doesn't he?) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let amount of flour be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " if he had used the flour to make <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cakes, and  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the packet of flour was left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F4%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F4%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  was  used the flour to make <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cakes and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F4%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F4%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  was left\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He went on to bake another <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >cakes and had <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1400g ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1400g\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the flour left. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F4%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F4%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  was  used the flour to make <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cakes , then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F4%29x%2F3=%281%2F12%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F4%29x%2F3=%281%2F12%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > was used for one cake\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cakes he will use <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F12%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F12%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-%28x%2F4%2B5x%2F12%29=1400g ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-%28x%2F4%2B5x%2F12%29=1400g\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F3=1400g ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F3=1400g\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3%2A1400g ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3%2A1400g\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=4200g ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=4200g\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F4%294200g=highlight%281050g%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F4%294200g=highlight%281050g%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  was  used the flour to make <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cakes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F12%294200g=highlight%281750g%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F12%294200g=highlight%281750g%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  was  used the flour to make <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cakes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1400g ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1400g\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the flour left\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1050g%2B1750g%2B1400g=4200g ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1050g%2B1750g%2B1400g=4200g\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4200g=4200g ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4200g=4200g\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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