Question

a reipe requires 3 cups of sugar for every 4 cups of flour if the baker uses 2 cups of sugar how much flour should the baker use

Answer 1

To find out how much flour the baker should use with 2 cups of sugar, we can set up a ratio based on the original recipe.

The original ratio of sugar to flour is:

\[
\frac{3 \text{ cups of sugar}}{4 \text{ cups of flour}} = \frac{2 \text{ cups of sugar}}{x \text{ cups of flour}}
\]

Cross-multiply to solve for \(x\):

\[
3x = 4 \cdot 2
\]

\[
3x = 8
\]

Now, divide both sides by 3:

\[
x = \frac{8}{3}
\]

So, the baker should use \(\frac{8}{3}\) cups of flour, which is approximately 2.67 cups of flour.