The bagels are topped with a thin layer of cream cheese. Assume the thickness of the cream cheese is the same on both bagels. Ho

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w many times more cream cheese will be required for the dilated bagel as for the original? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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loris [4] · Answer 1 · 2022-11-03T04:28:01+03:00

The amount of cheese which will be required for the dilated bagel as for the original is half and hence is 0.5.

<h3>Fractions and Proportions</h3>

According to the question;

The thickness of the cream for the original bagel is same as that of the dilated bagel.

Assume the required cream cheese for the original is 1 unit.

Hence, upon Dilation, the amount of cream cheese required is; 0.5 times the amount used for the original.

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