Question

The chef took out 54.8 g of butter but then found out that he took out 6.9 g of butter more than he needed. How much butter did he need?

Answer 1

47.9 gm

Explanation:

According to the scenario, calculation of the given data are as follows,

Total butter took = 54.8 gm

Extra butter quantity = 6.9g

So, we can calculate the exact quantity of butter needed by using following formula,

Exact butter needed = Total butter - Extra butter quantity

By putting the value, we get

Exact butter needed = 54.8 gm - 6.9gm

= 47.9 gm

Hence, he need 47.9gm butter.