Oscar is making a loaf of bread in cooking class. The teacher gives him a recipe that calls for 3/4 tsp of yeast for every 1/2 cup of flour. If he plans to use 1 tsp of yeast, how much flour does he need in order to keep the bread tasting the same

Answer 1

To maintain the same taste, Oscar needs to maintain the same ratio of yeast to flour.

Since the recipe calls for 3/4 tsp of yeast for every 1/2 cup of flour, the ratio is (3/4 tsp) / (1/2 cup).

To determine how much flour is needed for 1 tsp of yeast, we can set up a proportion:

(3/4 tsp) / (1/2 cup) = (1 tsp) / x

Cross-multiplying, we have:

(3/4 tsp) * (x) = (1 tsp) * (1/2 cup)

Simplifying, we get:

3x/4 = 1/2

Cross-multiplying again, we have:

3x = 2/4

Simplifying further, we get:

3x = 1/2

Dividing both sides by 3, we have:

x = (1/2) / 3

x = 1/6

Therefore, Oscar will need 1/6 cup of flour in order to keep the bread tasting the same.