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?
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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):
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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?
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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