Friday, October 22, 2010

How many table spoons of sugar and kilograms of chocolate are needed?

Amy and Janet are making chocolate for their friend birthday. They put 2 table spoons of sugar every time for 0.8kg of chocolate. 0.8kg can make 12 pieces of chocolate. Amy and Janet were planning to make 132 pieces of chocolate. How many table spoons of sugar and kilograms of chocolate are needed?How many table spoons of sugar and kilograms of chocolate are needed?
8.8 kg of Chocolate and 22 tblspoon sugar



Solution:

12 piece -%26gt; 0.8 Kg

1 piece -%26gt; 0.8 /12 kg

132 piece -%26gt; (0.8 * 132) /12 Kg = 8.8 Kg



Now,

for each 0.8 kg chocolate they put 2 tblspoon sugar

1Kg -%26gt; 2/0.8 sugar

8.8 Kg -%26gt; (2 * 8.8) /0.8 = 22 tblspoon sugar

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