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?
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A.
12.25kg -
B.
6.75kg -
C.
8.75kg -
D.
15.75kg -
E.
8.25kg
Correct Answer: Option 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