A baker brought some butter. He used 360 grams to make some pastry. This was 5/6 of the butter he had. How much butter did he buy at first? Please show work.

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A baker brought some butter. He used 360 grams to make some pastry. This was 5/6 of the butter he had. How much butter did he buy at first?

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Answer:

the original amount of butter bought was 432 grams.

Explanation:

360/5 = 72

72x6=432

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(5/6)x = 360
x = 432 grams [multiply both sides by 6/5]

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