A lion was hiding behind a 12-foot bush. The bush had a 30-foot shadow. Lion's shadow was 16 feet in height. How tall was lion?
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Answer:
50 grams
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the amount of cheese required by the recipe be "x"
Ann increased 60% from original amount and then used up 80 grams. Thus:
<em>Original, increased by 60%, became 80</em>
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This translated to algebraic equation would be:
x + 0.6x = 80
<u>Note:</u> 60% = 60/100 = 0.6
So we can solve the above equation for "x" and get our answer. Shown below:
Hence,
the recipe required 50 grams of cheese