Eric is baking a cake. The recipe calls for 2 1/2 pounds of flour for every 1/4 cup of sugar. How many pounds of flour Eric use for 1 cup of sugar?

Question

A. 1/10
B. 5/8
C. 4
D. 10

Answer 1

To solve this problem, we need to find the amount of flour required for 1 cup of sugar.

Since the recipe calls for 2 1/2 pounds of flour for every 1/4 cup of sugar, we need to multiply the amount of flour needed by 4 to get the amount needed for 1 cup of sugar.

2 1/2 pounds * 4 = 10 pounds

Therefore, Eric will use 10 pounds of flour for 1 cup of sugar.

The correct answer is D. 10.