A 21-inch piece of steel is cut into three pieces so that the second piece is twice as long as the first piece, and the third pi
ece is three inches more than six times the length of the first piece. Find the lengths of the pieces
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Answer: 72 grams.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let be "s" the amount of sugar in grams that must be used for 252 grams of coconut to keep the same ratio of coconut to sugar.
Knowing that in the recipe for the coconut cookies, should be 420 grams of coconut and 120 grams of sugar, and you only have 252 grams of coconut, you can set up this proportion to find "s":
Now, you need to solve for "s":