Question

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.

Answer 1

the original amount of butter bought was 432 grams.

Explanation:

360/5 = 72

72x6=432

Answer 2

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