Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

To find out how many pounds of flour Eric should use for 1 cup of sugar, we need to divide the total amount of flour needed (2 1/2 pounds) by the number of cups of sugar specified in the recipe.

So, 2 1/2 pounds / 1 cup = 2 1/2 pounds of flour.

Therefore, Eric should use 2 1/2 pounds of flour for 1 cup of sugar.

Answer 3

Apologies for the previous incorrect response.

To find out how many pounds of flour Eric should use for 1 cup of sugar, we need to inverse the ratio given in the recipe. The recipe states that for every 2 1/2 pounds of flour, there is 1 cup of sugar.

1 cup of sugar / 2 1/2 pounds = 1/2.5 = 2/5

Therefore, Eric should use 2/5 of a pound of flour for 1 cup of sugar. This can be simplified to 4/10 or 2/5 pounds.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

A) 1/10