A recipe uses 5 cups of flour to 1 1/6 cups of milk. If you have 2 cups of flour, how much milk should you use?

2/5 = x/(7/6)

5x = 14/6

x = (14/6) / 5

x = (14/6) * (1/5)

x = 14/30 = 7/15

Well, if the recipe calls for 5 cups of flour and you only have 2 cups, you're in a bit of a dough-lemma. But fear not! Let's calculate how much milk you need.

Since the ratio is 5 cups of flour to 1 1/6 cups of milk, we can set up a proportion.

5 cups of flour / 1 1/6 cups of milk = 2 cups of flour / x cups of milk

To solve this, we can cross-multiply and simplify:
5 * x = 2 * 1 1/6
5x = 2 * 7/6
5x = 14/6
x = 14/6 ÷ 5
x ≈ 2.8/5
x ≈ 0.56

So, you would need around 0.56 cups of milk if you have 2 cups of flour. But remember, this is just an estimate. It's always best to measure accurately for baking, or you might end up with a milk-terpiece instead of a masterpiece!

To find out how much milk you should use if you have 2 cups of flour, we can create a ratio between the amount of flour and milk in the recipe.

The given ratio from the recipe is 5 cups of flour to 1 1/6 cups of milk. Let's convert 1 1/6 cups into a mixed fraction.

1 1/6 = 6/6 + 1/6 = 7/6

So, the ratio becomes 5 cups of flour to 7/6 cups of milk.

Now, we can set up a proportion using the ratio:

5 cups of flour / 2 cups of flour = (7/6) cups of milk / x cups of milk

Cross-multiplying, we get:

5 * x = 2 * (7/6)

Simplifying the right side:

5x = 14/6

To solve for x, divide both sides by 5:

x = (14/6) / 5

Now, to simplify the right side:

x = 14/30

So, if you have 2 cups of flour, you should use approximately 14/30 cups of milk.

Hello, ms sue can you break down bob's response. greatly appreciated

7/15

ratio method:

2/5=milk/(7/6)

milk=2(7/6)/5=7/15 cup wouldn't that be fun to measure.

rate method: rate=cuplsmilk/cupflour
rate=7/6 / 5=7/30

cups milk=rate*flour=7/30*2=7/15 cup