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Ginny is baking mince pies.
(a) A recipe says to use 3000 g of mincemeat for 100 pies.
How many grams of mincemeat will she need for 70 pies?

User MrCycling
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Answer:2100g

Explanation:

We can use ratios to solve this:

100 pie : 3000g

1 pie : 30g

70 pie : 2100g

User Roudan
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It would be 2100.
3000/100=30
30•70=2100
User Shahe
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