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To calculate: The number of cups of chocolate pieces and peanuts should be added in snack mix.
Answer to Problem 43SR
2 cups of chocolate pieces and 3 cups of peanuts should be added.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The Skyway Snack Company makes a snack mix that contains raisins, peanuts and chocolate pieces. The ingredients are 1 cup raisins,
Calculation:
The ratio of raisins: peanuts: chocolate chips
The quantity of raisins increased to 6 cups.
Then, multiplying by 6 to the given ratio, we get,
Thus, the new quantities of the ingredients become 6 cups of raisins, 3 cups of peanuts and 2 cups of chocolate chips.
Conclusion:
2 cups of chocolate pieces and 3 cups of peanuts should be added.
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