Question

A recipe that will make 5 pies calls for 8 cups of flour. Determine how many pies can be made with 48 cups of flour

Answer 1

The answer is 30, because, the ratio of the number of pies (5) to the number of cups of flour (8) is 5:8. So if you have 48 cups of flour you need to divide 48 by 8 (6) and multiply 5 by 6 to equal the answer 30 pies