Question

Mr. Tanaka is making miso soup for his family. the recipe calls for 350 ml of Dashi. Mr. Tanaka plans to make a smaller batch using 280 ml of Dashi. He wants to know what percent of the stock he will use compared to the original recipe .

Answer 1

Answer:

He will use 80% of the stock compared to the original recipe.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the original recipe, it is used 350 ml. This quantity represents the 100%.

Then:

350ml of Dashi is 100%

280ml of Dashi is x

By rule 3:

$x=\frac{280*100}{350} \\x=80$

80% is the percentage of the stock that Mr. Tanaka will use compare to the original recipe.

Answer 2

Answer:80

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