Question

Mixture Z uses 4 cups of milk for 8 tablespoons of chocolate powder.
Find the unit rate. How many tablespoons of chocolate powder will the recipe for Mixture Z use for 1 cup of milk?
A bottle of chocolate milk labeled mixture Z
Milk
(Cups) Chocolate Powder
(Tablespoons)
4 8
1

Answer 1

To find the unit rate of chocolate powder per cup of milk in Mixture Z, you can first set up a ratio based on the original measurements:

The original recipe uses:
- 4 cups of milk
- 8 tablespoons of chocolate powder

To find the amount of chocolate powder needed for 1 cup of milk, you can divide both the amount of milk and the amount of chocolate powder by 4:

\[
\text{Amount of chocolate powder per cup} = \frac{8 \text{ tablespoons}}{4 \text{ cups}} = 2 \text{ tablespoons per cup}
\]

So, for 1 cup of milk, the recipe for Mixture Z will use **2 tablespoons** of chocolate powder.