Question

A recipe for pie dough calls for a ratio of butter to flour of 23 : 134. If you plan to use 7 cups of flour, how much butter should you use to keep the same ratio?

Answer 1

You might have to round, but ≈1.2015

Explanation:

butter: flour

23 : 134 is really just a:b

b = 7, so: a : 7

Divide both sides by 134, so

≈0.172 : 1

Multiply by 7 to get 7 cups of flour

≈1.2:7