Question

This got travis wondering how he could remed similar mistakes if he were to dump in a single cup of some of the other ingredients. assume he wants to keep the ratios the same. (6:1)

A. How many cups of sugar are needed if a single cup of blueberries is used in the mix?

B. How many cups of butter are needed if a single cup of sugar is used in the mix?

C. How many cups of blueberries are needed for each cup of sugar?

Answer 1

See below.

Explanation:

Assuming the ratio 6:1 is blueberries to sugar then this means 6 cups of blueberries is used for each cup of sugar.

A. If one cup of blueberries is used then 1/6 cup of sugar should be used.

B. No information is given here about butter.

C. If one cup of sugar is used the 6 cups of blueberries are needed.