Question

A recipe requires 3/8 cup of sugar for each cup of flour used. If a baker uses 10 cups of flour what is the total amount of sugar that will be needed? Between what two whole numbers does your answer lie?

Answer 1

For 1 cup of flour he uses 3/8 cup of sugar

for 2 ..................................2 * 3/8 ..............

for 3 ..................................3 * 3/8 ..............

for 10 ...............................10* 3/8 ..............

Answer: 30/8 = 3 cups & 3/4 or 3.75

Answer 2

3/8 cup of sugar = 1 cup of flour
? cup of sugar = 10 cup of flour
cross multiply
10(3/8) = 1x?
? = 15/4 (which is 3.75 cups)
answer: 15/4 or 3.74 cups of sugar
The answer lies between whole numbers, 3 and 4.