Question

A cookie recipe states for every 3 cups of flour, 1.5 teaspoons of vanilla are

needed. How many teaspoons are needed for 5 cups of flour? Answer as a
decimal and without units. *

Answer 1

2.5 Teaspoons of vanilla are needed.

Explanation:

If 3 cups of flour is 1.5 teaspoons of vanilla. 1.5 /3=.5 Meaning there is .5 teaspoons of vanilla per cup of flour.

If you have 5 cups of flour 5 x .5= 2.5 (teaspoons)