Question

Sela is making 400 scones.

she use butter ,sugar and flour in the ratio 2:1:9
here the cost of those ingredients
butter-2.50 per 500g
sugar-1.60 per kilogram
flour-60p per 1.5kg
the total mass of the butter ,sugar and flour in each scone is 30g
work out the total cost of these ingredients for the 400
scones

Answer 1

£15.20

Explanation:

butter : sugar : flour = 2 : 1 : 9

Total mass for 1 recipe = 30 g

2 + 1 + 9 = 12

12x = 30

x = 30/12

x = 2.5

For 1 scone:

butter = 2x = 2(2.5) g = 5 g

sugar = x = 2.5 g

flour = 9x = 9(2.5) g = 22.5 g

Cost for 1 scone:

butter: 5 g × £2.50/(500 g) = £0.025

sugar: 2.5 g × £1.60/(1000 g) = £0.004

flour: 22.5 g × £0.6/(1500 g) = £0.009

Cost for 1 recipe = £0.025 + £0.004 + £0.009 = £0.038

Cost for 400 scones = 400 × £0.038 = £15.20

Answer: £15.20