Carlos is making cookies. The recipe calls for 1 cup of sugar for every 3 cups of flour. Carlos has only 2 cups of flour. How much sugar should Carlos use?
(2/3) * 1 = _______ cup
To determine the amount of sugar Carlos should use, we need to calculate the ratio between the amount of flour and the amount of sugar in the recipe.
The recipe states that for every 3 cups of flour, 1 cup of sugar is required. So, we can set up a proportion:
(3 cups of flour) / (1 cup of sugar) = (2 cups of flour) / (x cups of sugar)
To find the value of 'x' (the amount of sugar Carlos should use), we can cross-multiply:
3 cups of flour * x cups of sugar = 2 cups of flour * 1 cup of sugar
3x = 2
Dividing both sides of the equation by 3, we find:
x = 2/3
Therefore, Carlos should use 2/3 cup of sugar.