SOLUTION: A cake weighing 550g has three ingredients: Flour, sugar and raisins. There is twice as much flour than sugar, and one and a half times as much sugar than raisins.
How much flo
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How much flo
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Question 269713: A cake weighing 550g has three ingredients: Flour, sugar and raisins. There is twice as much flour than sugar, and one and a half times as much sugar than raisins.
How much flour is there? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
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From (3)
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And, since
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There is 300 g of flour
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