Question

A cookie recipie states for every 3 cups of flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla are needed.How many teaspoons are needed for 5 cups of flour?

Answer 1

`\text {3 cups of flour : } 1(1)/(2) \text{ teaspoons of vanilla}`

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Find 1 cup
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`\text {1 cups of flour : } 1(1)/(2) / 3 \text{ teaspoons of vanilla}`


`\text {1 cups of flour : } (3)/(2) * (1)/(3) \text{ teaspoons of vanilla}`


`\text {1 cups of flour : } (1)/(2) \text{ teaspoons of vanilla}`

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Find 5 cups
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`\text {1 cups of flour : } (1)/(2) \text{ teaspoons of vanilla}`


`\text {5 cups of flour : } (1)/(2) * 5 \text{ teaspoons of vanilla}`


`\text {5 cups of flour : } (5)/(2) \text{ teaspoons of vanilla}`


`\text {5 cups of flour : } 2(1)/(2) \text{ teaspoons of vanilla}`

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`\bf \text {Answer : } 2(1)/(2) \text{ teaspoons of vanilla}`
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