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13 (a) The mass of flour used in a recipe doubles as the number of biscuits made doubles - OCR - GCSE Maths - Question 13 - 2020 - Paper 3

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Worked Solution & Example Answer:13 (a) The mass of flour used in a recipe doubles as the number of biscuits made doubles - OCR - GCSE Maths - Question 13 - 2020 - Paper 3

Step 1

Find the number of biscuits she made.

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To determine the number of biscuits Jane made using 432g of butter, we first note that the original recipe states that 120g of butter is needed for 10 biscuits.

We can set up a proportion:

rac{120g}{10 \text{ biscuits}} = \frac{432g}{x \text{ biscuits}}

Cross-multiplying gives us:

120gx=432g10120g \cdot x = 432g \cdot 10

Simplifying, we find:

120x=4320120x = 4320

Dividing both sides by 120:

x=4320120=36x = \frac{4320}{120} = 36

Thus, Jane made 36 biscuits.

Step 2

Find the mass of the sugar, in grams, that Jane has left in the bag.

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Jane initially had 2 kg of sugar, which is equivalent to 2000 grams.

According to the recipe for making 10 biscuits, Jane uses 100g of sugar. Since she made 36 biscuits, we can calculate the amount of sugar used as follows:

First, find the number of batches she made:

36 biscuits10 biscuits=3.6 batches\frac{36 \text{ biscuits}}{10 \text{ biscuits}} = 3.6 \text{ batches}

Now calculate the total sugar used:

3.6 batches×100g sugar/batch=360g sugar3.6 \text{ batches} \times 100g \text{ sugar/batch} = 360g \text{ sugar}

Next, subtract the amount of sugar used from the initial amount:

2000g360g=1640g2000g - 360g = 1640g

Therefore, Jane has 1640 grams of sugar left in the bag.

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