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?(1 point) Responses 4% 4% 14% 14% 16% 16% 25%
The weight of flour in the chocolate cake recipe is 1 pound, and the total weight of all the ingredients is 4 pounds (1 pound of sugar + 1 pound of butter + 1 pound of eggs + 1 pound of flour). To find the percentage of flour in the chocolate cake, divide the weight of the flour by the total weight of all the ingredients and multiply by 100.
(1 pound / 4 pounds) * 100 = 25%
Therefore, 25% of a chocolate cake is flour.