Question

A recipe calls for 0.5 stick of butter for 1.2 cups of flour. how much butter would be required for 6 cups of flour?

Answer 1

you would need 2.5 stick of butter. 1.2×5=6

Answer 2

2.5 sticks of butter.

Explanation:

Let x represent the amount of required butter.

We have been given that a recipe calls for 0.5 stick of butter for 1.2 cups of flour. We are asked to find the amount of butter required for 6 cups of floor.

We will proportions to solve our given problem as proportions states that two quantities are equal.

`(x)/(6)=(0.5)/(1.2)`

`(x)/(6)*6=(0.5)/(1.2)*6`

`x=(5)/(12)*6`

`x=(5)/(2)`

`x=2.5`

Therefore, 2.5 sticks of butter would be required for 6 cups of flour.