Question

A baker mixes 2 1/4

pounds of sugar for every 3/8
pound of butter to begin making frosting. The baker uses 357 pounds of butter and sugar to start the frosting. How much sugar does the baker use?

The choices are

306 pounds


153 pounds


51 pounds

Answer 1

To find the amount of sugar the baker uses, we can set up a proportion using the ratio of sugar to butter. For every 2 1/4 pounds of sugar, there are 3/8 pound of butter.

Let's set up the proportion:

(2 1/4 pounds of sugar) / (3/8 pound of butter) = (x pounds of sugar) / (357 pounds of butter)

Now we can solve for x, which represents the amount of sugar the baker uses.