2 sticks of butter
5-1=4
4/2=2
She already makes 1 cake so we can subtract 5-1
2 cakes can be made per stick of butter so we do 4/2 which is 2
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the percent of markup <span> 62.3%
</span>$3.05 -> $4.95
<span>Difference = $1.90 </span>
<span>Percentage of increase = 1.90/3.05 = Approximately 0.6229 = 62.3% = D </span>
The word percent means something out of 100

We have to find out the value of the fraction.
<u>Let us assume that:</u>

<u>We can also write it as:</u>




<u>Comparing </u>the given <u>equation</u> with <u>ax² + bx + c = 0,</u> we get:

<u>By quadratic formula:</u>







<u>But </u><u>"</u><u>x"</u><u> cannot be negative. Therefore:</u>

So, the value of the fraction is 1 + √2.