Marco is making blueberry muffins. The ratio between flour and blueberries for the recipe being used is shown in the table below.

Cups of flour= 3/4, 1 1/2, 2 1/4, 2 5/8
Cudps of blueberries= 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 7/8

How many cups of blueberries will Marco need if he has 2 cups of flour to use?

1 answer

To find the ratio of flour to blueberries, we need to compare the cups of flour with the corresponding cups of blueberries.

The given ratios are:

3/4 cups of flour = 1/4 cups of blueberries
1 1/2 cups of flour = 1/2 cups of blueberries
2 1/4 cups of flour = 3/4 cups of blueberries
2 5/8 cups of flour = 7/8 cups of blueberries

Since we know that Marco has 2 cups of flour to use, we need to find the corresponding cups of blueberries for 2 cups of flour.

From the ratio table, we see that 2 1/4 cups of flour correspond to 3/4 cups of blueberries.

Therefore, if Marco has 2 cups of flour, he will need 2/2.25 * 0.75 = 2/3 * 0.75 = 1.5/3 = 0.5 cups of blueberries.

So, Marco will need 0.5 cups of blueberries.