Strawberries 15533

An old cookbook states that 250g of gelling sugar should be added to 1.25kg of strawberries when preparing strawberry jam. What is the sugar-to-strawberry ratio?

Correct answer:

r =  1:5

Step-by-step explanation:

m1=250 g kg=250:1000  kg=0.25 kg m2=1.25 kg  r=m2m1=1.250.25=51=0.2=1:5



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