Priya was preparing a cake. She mixed 3 cups of flour, 2 cups butter and 1 cup sugar. The percentage of flour used in the cake is ____.

55.75%

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50%

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60%

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62.5%

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Solution

The correct option is B 50%
Total number of cups of ingredients = 6

Number of cups of flour = 3

Therefore, percentage of flour used in cake = $\frac{3}{6} \times 100 = 50 %$

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