A pastry recipe calls for 3 cups of flour to make 8 servings. How many cups of flour are needed to make 6 servings?

Question

Question 1 options:

2.25 cups

2.5 cups

4.5 cups

16 cups

Answer 1

To find the answer, we can set up a proportion:

3 cups / 8 servings = x cups / 6 servings

Cross-multiplying, we get:

8 * x = 3 * 6

8x = 18

Dividing both sides by 8, we find:

x = 2.25

Therefore, 2.25 cups of flour are needed to make 6 servings.