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Srinath needs 1.4 kg of sugar for a cookie recipe.
He places some sugar on the scale as shown.
How many more grams of sugar does Srinath need?
| grams |
`800\ text(grams)`
`text(5 intervals on the scale = 1 kg)`
`=>\ text(1 interval = 200 grams)`
`=>\ text(There are 600 grams on the scale)`
| `:.\ text(Sugar needed)` | `=1.4\ text(kg) – 600\ text(g)` |
| `=1400\ text(g) – 600\ text(g)` | |
| `=800\ text(grams)` |