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Reshma prepared 18kg of Burfi by mixing Khoya with sugar in the ratio of 7 : 2. How much Khoya did she use?

let the common factor of 7 and 2 be x.

Therefore 7x + 2x = 18kg


9x = 18kg


X = 2kg


Therefore amount of khoya used = 7x2 = 14kg.


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