A muffin recipe calls for a ratio of 5 cups of flour to 2 cups of sugar. For each cup of sugar that is used, how many cups of flour are needed?
1 cup is half of 2 cups.
Half of 5 cups = ?
2.5
hmmmmmmmm...2.5 cups i think
To determine how many cups of flour are needed for each cup of sugar, we need to calculate the ratio of flour to sugar.
The given ratio is 5 cups of flour to 2 cups of sugar. This can be written as 5:2.
To find the ratio for each cup of sugar, we divide both sides of the ratio by 2 (the amount of sugar).
5 cups of flour ÷ 2 cups of sugar = 2.5 cups of flour
Therefore, for each cup of sugar used, you will need 2.5 cups of flour.