Question

Mixture X uses 3 cups of milk for 4 tablespoons of chocolate powder.
Find the unit rate. How many tablespoons of chocolate powder are there for 1 cup of milk?
Bottle of chocolate milk labeled Mixture X
Milk
(Cups) Chocolate Powder
(Tablespoons)
3 4
1

Answer 1

To find the unit rate, we need to determine how many tablespoons of chocolate powder are used for 1 cup of milk.

From the given information, Mixture X uses:

- 3 cups of milk for 4 tablespoons of chocolate powder.

To find the amount of chocolate powder per cup of milk, we can set up the following calculation:

\[
\text{Chocolate Powder per Cup of Milk} = \frac{\text{Total Chocolate Powder}}{\text{Total Cups of Milk}} = \frac{4 \text{ tablespoons}}{3 \text{ cups}}
\]

Now, we need to simplify this to find the amount for just 1 cup of milk:

\[
\text{Chocolate Powder per 1 Cup of Milk} = \frac{4 \text{ tablespoons}}{3} \approx 1.33 \text{ tablespoons}
\]

Thus, for 1 cup of milk, there are approximately **1.33 tablespoons of chocolate powder**.