In a popular snack mix, the ratio of pretzels to peanuts to cheese sticks is 8 : 5 : 1 by mass. If I have 64 g of pretzels, how many grams of peanuts and cheese sticks do I need to make the snack mix?

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Answer:

48 grams

Step-by-step explanation:

pretzels : peanuts : cheese sticks

     8       :      5       :       1

 64 g      :     ? g      :       ? g

grams of peanuts = 5*64 / 8 = 40 g

grams of cheese sticks = 64*1 /8 = 8 g

grams of peanuts and cheese sticks = 40 + 8 = 48 grams