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Ann increased the quantities of all the ingredients in a recipe by 60%60\%. She used 80grams80\,\text{grams} of cheese. How much cheese did the recipe require?

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Q. Ann increased the quantities of all the ingredients in a recipe by 60%60\%. She used 80grams80\,\text{grams} of cheese. How much cheese did the recipe require?
  1. Calculate Original Amount: Ann used 8080 grams of cheese after a 60%60\% increase. To find the original amount, we need to reverse the increase. We calculate the original amount by dividing the increased amount by 1.601.60 (100%+60%=160%100\% + 60\% = 160\%, or 1.601.60 as a decimal).\newlineCalculation: 8080 grams ÷1.60=50\div 1.60 = 50 grams.

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