Question

A 400g loaf of white bread contains 228 g of flour. An 800 g loaf of brown

bread contains 472 g of flour. Which loaf contains a higher percentage of flour?

Answer 1

The loaf of brown bread contains a higher percentage of flour.

Explanation:

To find the percentage of flour, we divide the amount of flour by the weight of the bread, and then multiply by 100. So

400g loaf of white bread:

228g of flour

`P = (228*100)/(400) = 57\%`

57% of flour

800g loaf of brown bread:

472g of flour

`P = (472*100)/(800) = 59\%`

59% of flour, so, a higher percentage