793 views
1 vote
A recipe calls for using 3/4 cup of brown sugar for each 2/3 cup of white sugar. How many cups of brown sugar are used per cup of white sugar.

User Getzy
by
8.0k points

1 Answer

1 vote
3/4 all over 2/3 equal to x/1 cup

So 3/4 / 2/3 =x/1 now you can cross multiple so 3/4*1=3/4 then 2/3*x=2x/3 then you can solve for x.

3/4=2x/3 multiple 3 to both sides so the 3 cancels with the denominator of 2x
9/4=2x then divide by 2 to both sides to get x alone
9/8=x
1.125=x

So for every 1 cup of white sugar you need 1.125 cups of brown sugar.

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories