Question

Raksha decided to prepare cake in her kitchen. She needs 4 ingredients to make the cake. They are

maida(refined flour) , sugar, eggs, butter. The recipe is very simple. To serve 6 people she has to take 1 cup

of refined flour,

1/3

cup of sugar,

3
/10

th cup of butter, 2 eggs , mix well and then bake it.

(a) What amount of ingredients have to be put if she has to serve 18 people?

(b) What amount of ingredients have to be put if she has to serve 3 people?

(c) She has enough of all other ingredients, but only 4 eggs. Then how many people can be served?

(d) How much of butter is needed to make the cake, if she has to serve 27 people. (give the answer in

mixed fraction).
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Answer 1

a) 3 cups of maida, 1 cup of sugar, 9/10 cup of butter, 6 eggs

b) 1/2 cup of maida, 1/6 cup of sugar, 3/20 cup of butter, 1 egg

c) 12 people

d) 27/20