A traditional chocolate cake recipe calls for 1 pound of sugar, 1 pound of butter, 1 pound of eggs, and 1 pound of flour. What percent of a chocolate cake is flour?
A 4%
B 14%
C 16%
D 25%
To find the percent of the chocolate cake that is made up of flour, we need to determine the ratio of flour to the total weight of the cake.
The total weight of the cake is the sum of the weights of the sugar, butter, eggs, and flour, which is 1 pound + 1 pound + 1 pound + 1 pound = 4 pounds.
The weight of the flour is 1 pound.
To find the percentage, we have to divide the weight of the flour by the total weight of the cake and multiply by 100.
(1 pound / 4 pounds) * 100 = 0.25 * 100 = 25%
Therefore, the answer is D) 25%.