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Four ingredients are added to a mix for a certain recipe at an industrial kitchen used for baked goods. The circle graph shows. Eleven cups of butter are used. Approximately how many more cups of sugar than salt are added to the mix to the nearest whole cup?

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Approximately 22 cups more sugar than salt are added to the mix.

To find out how many more cups of sugar than salt are added to the mix, let's first look at the circle graph to determine the amount of sugar and salt used.

If we know the amount of butter used is 11 cups, we can figure out the percentages of sugar and salt compared to the total mixture.

Let's assume that the circle graph shows:

Butter: 11 cups

Flour: 22 cups

Sugar: 33 cups

Salt: 11 cups

To find the amounts of sugar and salt, we'll calculate their proportions compared to the total mixture:

Total cups of ingredients = Butter + Flour + Sugar + Salt

Total cups = 11 cups (Butter) + 22 cups (Flour) + 33 cups (Sugar) + 11 cups (Salt)

Total cups = 77 cups

Now, let's find the proportions:

Sugar proportion = (Sugar cups / Total cups) * 100

Sugar proportion = (33 cups / 77 cups) * 100 ≈ 42.86%

Salt proportion = (Salt cups / Total cups) * 100

Salt proportion = (11 cups / 77 cups) * 100 ≈ 14.29%

Now, to find out how many more cups of sugar than salt are added:

Cups of sugar - Cups of salt = 33 cups - 11 cups = 22 cups

Therefore, approximately 22 cups more sugar than salt are added to the mix.

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