Question

Paula cornbread recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of corn meal for every 1 3/4 cups of flour. Find the two unit rates which can be represented in this situation (cups of corn meal per 1 cup of flour & cups of flour per 1 cup of corn meal)​

Answer 1

The unit rates in Paula's cornbread recipe are 1.43 cups of corn meal per 1 cup of flour and 0.7 cups of flour per 1 cup of corn meal.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the two unit rates in Paula's cornbread recipe, we need to determine the cups of corn meal per 1 cup of flour and the cups of flour per 1 cup of corn meal.

To find the first unit rate, we divide the cups of corn meal (2.5 cups) by the cups of flour (1.75 cups):

2.5 cups of corn meal ÷ 1.75 cups of flour = 1.43 cups of corn meal per 1 cup of flour

To find the second unit rate, we divide the cups of flour (1.75 cups) by the cups of corn meal (2.5 cups):

of corn meal = 0.7 cups of flour per 1 cup of corn meal

1.75 cups of flour ÷ 2.5 cups