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  • 13-03-2020
  • Mathematics
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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 buy at first?

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lemonadeoffical lemonadeoffical
  • 13-03-2020

(5/6)x = 360
x = 432 grams [multiply both sides by 6/5]
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marissabella2005 marissabella2005
  • 13-03-2020

Answer:

the original amount of butter bought was 432 grams.

Step-by-step explanation:

360/5 = 72

72x6=432

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