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Formula with Actual Ingredient Weights
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(You know the actual ingredient weights in a formula and you want to know the percentages.)
Example problem:
| Flour | ? % | 75 kg or lb |
| Water | ? % | 47.25 kg or lb |
| Salt | ? % | 1.5 kg or lb |
| Yeast | ? % | 1.31 kg or lb |
| Total | ? % | 125.06 kg or lb |
Flour is 100%; calculate what % of flour each ingredient is:
| Water | 47.25 ÷ 75 | = .63 = 63% |
| Salt | 1.5 ÷ 75 | = .02 = 2% |
| Yeast | 1.31 ÷ 75 | = .0175 = 1.75% |
Formula using baker’s percentage:
| Flour | 100% | 75 kg or lb |
| Water | 63% | 47.25 kg or lb |
| Salt | 2% | 1.5 kg or lb |
| Yeast | 1.75% | 1.31 kg or lb |
| Total | 166.75% | 125.06 kg or lb |