Question

Ratios. Fill in the blank using the Word Bank. A recipe for one batch of cookies calls for 5 cups of flour and 2 teaspoons of vanilla. How many batches can you make with 15 cups of flour and 6 teaspoons of vanilla?

Answer 1

3 batches of cookies

Explanation:

Bank. A recipe for one batch of cookies calls for 5 cups of flour and 2 teaspoons of vanilla.

How many batches can you make with 15 cups of flour and 6 teaspoons of vanilla?

We can calculate the batches using either cups of flour or number of teaspoons.

For flour

5 cups of flour = 1 batch of cookies

15 cups of flour = x

Cross Multiply

5x = 15 × 1

x = 15/5

x = 3 batches of cookies

For teaspoons of vanilla

2 teaspoons of vanilla = 1 batch of cookies

6 teaspoons of vanilla = x

Cross Multiply

2x = 6 × 1

x = 6/2

x = 3 batches of cookies.

Hence: you can make 3 batches of cookies with 15 cups of flour and 6 teaspoons of vanilla