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