Question
A recipe uses 3cups of flour to 1(1/4) cups of milk. If you have 2 cups of flour, how much milk should you use?
Answers
Reiny
just set up ratios...
3/2 = 1.25/x
3x = 2.5
x = ...
or
3 cups ---> 5/4 milk
1 cup ----> (5/4)/3 = 5/12 cup
2 cups ----> 10/12 or 5/6 cup of milk
did I get the same answer?
3/2 = 1.25/x
3x = 2.5
x = ...
or
3 cups ---> 5/4 milk
1 cup ----> (5/4)/3 = 5/12 cup
2 cups ----> 10/12 or 5/6 cup of milk
did I get the same answer?