Oscar is making a loaf of bread in cooking class. The teacher gives him a recipe that calls for 34 tsp of yeast for every 12 cup of flour. If he plans to use 1 tsp of yeast, how much flour does he need in order to keep the bread tasting the same?
To determine the amount of flour Oscar needs, we can use the given ratio of yeast to flour from the recipe.
The recipe calls for 34 tsp of yeast for every 12 cups of flour. We know that Oscar plans to use only 1 tsp of yeast.
To find out the amount of flour needed, we can set up a proportion using the given ratio:
34 tsp yeast / 12 cups flour = 1 tsp yeast / x cups flour
Cross-multiplying this proportion, we get:
34 tsp yeast * x cups flour = 1 tsp yeast * 12 cups flour
Simplifying further:
34x = 12
Now, we can solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 34:
x = 12 / 34
Using a calculator, we find that x is approximately 0.35 cups.
Therefore, to keep the bread tasting the same, Oscar would need approximately 0.35 cups of flour.
Since the recipe calls for 34 tsp of yeast for every 12 cups of flour, Oscar needs to use the same ratio of yeast to flour.
To find out how much flour he needs when using 1 tsp of yeast, we can set up a proportion:
34 tsp of yeast / 12 cups of flour = 1 tsp of yeast / x cups of flour
Cross-multiplying, we get:
34 tsp of yeast * x cups of flour = 12 cups of flour * 1 tsp of yeast
34x = 12
Dividing both sides by 34, we get:
x = 12 / 34
Simplifying the fraction, we get:
x = 0.35294117647 cups of flour
Therefore, Oscar needs 0.35294117647 cups of flour to keep the bread tasting the same.
To keep the bread tasting the same, Oscar needs to maintain the ratio of 34 tsp of yeast for every 12 cup of flour.
Therefore, we can set up a proportion to solve for the amount of flour needed.
1 tsp of yeast / x cups of flour = 34 tsp of yeast / 12 cups of flour
Cross-multiplying, we get:
1 tsp of yeast * 12 cups of flour = 34 tsp of yeast * x cups of flour
12 cups of flour = (34 tsp of yeast * x cups of flour) / 1 tsp of yeast
Dividing both sides by 34 tsp of yeast, the tsp of yeast cancels out:
12 cups of flour = x cups of flour
Therefore, Oscar needs 12 cups of flour to keep the bread tasting the same.