Answer:
the weight of wheat flour Pasha used in the test batch is 3/4 pounds
Step-by-step explanation:
According to the given statement:
Pasha designed a recipe for crackers that are 60% wheat flour by weight
60% = 60/100 = 0.6 = 6/10
He made a test batch of the crackers from 1 1/4 total pounds of ingredients.
First of all change the whole fraction which is 1 1/4 into improper fraction.
1 1/4 = 5/4
Now multiply 6/10 with 5/4 to get the weight of wheat flour Pasha used in the test batch.
= 6/10 * 5/4
6 and 4 will be cancelled out by table of 2.
= 3/10 * 5/2
Now we can cancel out 5 and 10 by the table of 5.
3/2 * 1/2
Now multiply both the terms:
3/4 pounds
Thus the weight of wheat flour Pasha used in the test batch is 3/4 pounds ....
