A commercial bakery allocates 72% of its weekly flour supply to baking bread. After upgrading their supply agreement, the weekly flour supply increases by 13%. Consequently, the amount of flour allocated to bread increases by 2160 kg, while the reserve storage allocation increases by 31%. Determine the bakery's new weekly flour allocation for baking bread.
Correct Answer :
38160 kg
Solution :
The correct option is 38160 kg.
Let us solve the problem step-by-step by setting up equations based on the given information.
Let be the initial weekly flour supply in kg.
Initially, the allocation is as follows:
- Flour allocated to bread baking,
- Flour allocated to reserve storage,
After upgrading the supply agreement:
- The total weekly flour supply increases by 13%, so the new total supply is:
The increase in total flour supply is:
We are given the changes in the individual allocations:
1. The amount of flour allocated to bread increases by 2160 kg:
2. The reserve storage allocation increases by 31%:
Since the total increase in flour supply is the sum of the increases in the bread allocation and the reserve storage allocation, we can write:
Substitute the expressions in terms of into the equation:
Subtract from both sides:
Solve for :
Now, calculate the initial weekly flour allocation for baking bread:
Finally, find the bakery's new weekly flour allocation for baking bread by adding the increase of 2160 kg:
Thus, the new weekly flour allocation for baking bread is 38160 kg.
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