Question

the chef mixes 12 tablespoons of flour to 8 tablespoons of sugar what fraction of the mixture is sugar.​

Answer 1

`\sf(8)/(20)`

Explanation:

First let us find the total.

Total = Flour + Sugar

Total = 12 + 8

Total = 20

Now we know that, there are 8 tablespoons of sugar in the whole mixture.

So, write it as a fraction, you have to divide the number of tablespoons of sugar by the total.

Sugar = 8/20

Answer 2

2/5

Explanation:

To find the fraction that is sugar,

part sugar/ total

The total is sugar + flour = 8+12 = 20

8/20

We can simplify

Divide the top and bottom by 4

8/4 =2

20/4 = 5

The fraction is 2/5