A baking recipe calls for 2.5kg of sugar and 4.5kg of flour. With this recipe some cakes were baked using 24.5kg of a mixture of sugar and flour. How much sugar was used?
- 12.25kg
- 6.75kg
-
8.75kg
- 15.75kg
- 8.25kg
The correct answer is: C
Explanation
Sugar : flour = 2.5 : 4.5
Total = 7
sugar used = \(\frac{2.5}{7}\) x 24.5
= \(\frac{61.25}{7}\)
= 8.75