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White raven [17]

3 years ago

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A baker brought some butter. He used 360 grams to make some pastry. This was 5/6 of the butter he had. How much butter did he bu

y at first?
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DIA [1.3K]3 years ago

5 0

(5/6)x = 360
x = 432 grams [multiply both sides by 6/5]

natali 33 [55]3 years ago

3 0

Answer:

the original amount of butter bought was 432 grams.

Step-by-step explanation:

360/5 = 72

72x6=432

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