Lisa adds 2 tsp baking soda to 6 lbs. of flour. How much baking soda should she add to 9 lbs. of flour?(1 point)
Responses
9 tsp
9 tsp
18 tsp
18 tsp
27 tsp
27 tsp
3 tsp
3 tsp
To find out how much baking soda Lisa should add to 9 lbs. of flour, we can set up a proportion.
Let's calculate the ratio of baking soda to flour in the first scenario: 2 tsp baking soda / 6 lbs. flour.
Now, we can use this ratio to find out how much baking soda Lisa should add to 9 lbs. of flour:
2 tsp baking soda / 6 lbs. flour = x tsp baking soda / 9 lbs. flour.
To solve for x, we can cross multiply and divide:
(2 tsp baking soda) * (9 lbs. flour) = (6 lbs. flour) * (x tsp baking soda).
18 tsp baking soda = 6x tsp baking soda.
To isolate x, divide both sides of the equation by 6:
18 tsp baking soda / 6 = 6x tsp baking soda / 6.
3 tsp baking soda = x tsp baking soda.
Therefore, Lisa should add 3 tsp of baking soda to 9 lbs. of flour.
To solve this problem, we need to find the ratio of baking soda to flour and then apply that ratio to the new amount of flour.
We know that Lisa added 2 tsp of baking soda to 6 lbs. of flour. So, the ratio of baking soda to flour is 2 tsp : 6 lbs.
To find the amount of baking soda needed for 9 lbs. of flour, we can set up a proportion.
Let's set up the proportion using the ratio we found:
2 tsp / 6 lbs = x tsp / 9 lbs
Now, we can solve for x:
(2 tsp * 9 lbs) / (6 lbs) = x tsp
(18 tsp) / (6 lbs) = x tsp
3 tsp = x tsp
Therefore, Lisa should add 3 tsp of baking soda to 9 lbs. of flour.
So, the correct answer is: 3 tsp