Question

A recipe for the pancakes calls for 1/8 teaspoon of salt for every 3/4 cup of flour. What is the amount of salt you need for 1 cup of flour.

Answer 1

1/6 teaspoon of salt.

Explanation:

`\[(3)/(4)\]` cup of flour requires
`\[(1)/(8)\]` teaspoon of salt.

We need to find the amount of salt needed for 1 cup of floor.

The fraction
`\[(3)/(4)\]` needs to be multiplied by
`\[(4)/(3)\]` to convert it to 1.

So to find the amount of salt required for 1 cup of flour, we need to multiply both the quantities by
`\[(4)/(3)\]`

`\[(1)/(8) * (4)/(3)\]`

=
`\[(1)/(6)\]`

So we need
`\[(1)/(6)\]` teaspoon of salt.