For a given recipe, 4 cups of flour are mixed with 22 cups of sugar, How many cups of sugar should be used if 24 cups of flour are used?
Assuming a constant ratio, fill out the table of equivalent ratios until you have found the value of x
Flour Sugar
4 22
_____ _____
24 x
____ cups of sugar should be mixed with 24 cups of flour.
To find the value of x, we set up a proportion based on the given information:
4 cups of flour is to 22 cups of sugar as 24 cups of flour is to x cups of sugar
(4/22) = (24/x)
Cross multiplying, we get:
4x = 22*24
4x = 528
x = 528/4
x = 132
Therefore, 132 cups of sugar should be mixed with 24 cups of flour.