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?(1 point)
Responses
2 cups
3/8
1 cup
2/3 cup
To keep the bread tasting the same, Oscar needs to maintain the ratio of 3/4 tsp of yeast for every 1/2 cup of flour. If he plans to use 1 tsp of yeast, he needs to determine how much flour is equivalent to this amount of yeast.
Let's set up a proportion to solve for the amount of flour needed:
(3/4 tsp) / (1/2 cup) = (1 tsp) / (x cup)
Cross-multiplying, we get:
(3/4 tsp) * (x cup) = (1 tsp) * (1/2 cup)
Multiplying both sides, we get:
(3/4) * x = (1/2)
Simplifying the equation, we have:
3x/4 = 1/2
Cross-multiplying again, we get:
3x = 2 * 4
3x = 8
Dividing both sides by 3, we get:
x = 8/3
Reducing the fraction, we find that Oscar needs 2 2/3 cups of flour to keep the bread tasting the same.
Therefore, the correct answer is 2/3 cup.