I am a parent and need help with this problem so I can show my daughter how to complete.
A recipe calls for 8 cups of flour. The amount of flour is 10 cups less than twice the amount of milk. Write and solve an equation to find the amount of milk in the recipe.
I really only need help with the equation part.
2m - 10 = 8
To solve this problem, we need to set up an equation based on the information given.
Let's denote the amount of milk in the recipe as "M". According to the problem, the amount of flour is 10 cups less than twice the amount of milk. In equation form, this can be written as:
Flour = 2M - 10
However, we know that the recipe calls for 8 cups of flour. So, we can set up the equation:
8 = 2M - 10
To solve for M, we need to isolate the variable on one side of the equation. Let's add 10 to both sides:
8 + 10 = 2M - 10 + 10
18 = 2M
Now, divide both sides of the equation by 2:
18/2 = 2M/2
9 = M
Therefore, the amount of milk in the recipe is 9 cups.