In 3/4 pound of a spice mix, there is 5/6 cup of cinnamon. How much cinnamon does the spice mix contain per pound? A. 5/8 B. 9/10 C. 1 1/9 D. 1 3/5

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Afrim · Answer 1 · 2021-08-14T09:58:01+0000

Answer:

option C

Explanation:

In 3/4 pound of a spice mix, there is 5/6 cup of cinnamon

The ration of spice mix over Cinnamon is

$((3)/(4) )/((5)/(6) ) =(3)/(4) \cdot (6)/(5) =(9)/(10)$

Let x be the spice mix per pound

make a proportion

(9)/(10) =(1)/(x)

cross multiply

$9x=10\\x=(10)/(9)\\x= 1 (1)/(9)$

option C is the answer