Eric is baking a cake. The recipe calls for
2
1
2
pounds of flour for every
1
4
cup of sugar. How many pounds of flour should Eric use for
1
cup of sugar?Eric is baking a cake. The recipe calls for
2
1
2
pounds of flour for every
1
4
cup of sugar. How many pounds of flour should Eric use for
1
cup of sugar?
To find out how many pounds of flour Eric should use for 1 cup of sugar, we need to determine the ratio between pounds of flour and cups of sugar.
The ratio of pounds of flour to cups of sugar is 2 1/2 : 1/4.
To find the equivalent ratio with a denominator of 1, we can multiply both the numerator and denominator of the ratio by 4:
2 1/2 * 4/4 : 1/4 = 10/2 : 1/4 = 10 : 1
Therefore, Eric should use 10 pounds of flour for 1 cup of sugar.