The muffin recipe called for
oatmeal and brown sugar in the ratio of 2 to 1. If 3 cups of oatmeal were
called for, how many cups of brown sugar were needed?
sugar is 1/2 the oatmeal, so, 1/2 of 3 is ____.
To find the number of cups of brown sugar needed, we can use the given ratio of oatmeal and brown sugar, which is 2 to 1.
Given that the recipe calls for 3 cups of oatmeal, we can set up the following ratio:
Oatmeal : Brown sugar = 2 : 1
Since the ratio is in terms of cups, we can set up the proportion:
3 cups of oatmeal : x cups of brown sugar = 2 : 1
Cross-multiplying, we get:
3 * 1 = 2 * x
3 = 2x
Dividing both sides of the equation by 2, we find:
x = 3/2
Therefore, we need 1.5 cups of brown sugar for 3 cups of oatmeal according to the given ratio.
To find the number of cups of brown sugar needed, we need to use the given ratio of oatmeal and brown sugar.
The ratio given is 2 to 1, which means for every 2 cups of oatmeal, 1 cup of brown sugar is needed.
In this case, 3 cups of oatmeal are called for, so we need to determine how many cups of brown sugar are required.
To do this, we can set up a proportion using the given ratio:
(2 cups of oatmeal) / (1 cup of brown sugar) = (3 cups of oatmeal) / (x cups of brown sugar)
Cross-multiplying, we have:
2 * x cups of brown sugar = 1 * 3 cups of oatmeal
2x = 3
Now, we can solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 2:
2x / 2 = 3 / 2
x = 1.5
Therefore, 1.5 cups of brown sugar are needed when 3 cups of oatmeal are called for in the muffin recipe.