Question

Use the recipe in the table to answer the questions below. Solve the task. Mom’s recipe for cookies 2 ½ cups of margarine 4 cups brown sugar. 4 eggs 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 ¼ cups wheat flour ½ sea salt a) How many cups of brown sugar are needed for each egg? How do you know?

Answer 1

The number of cups of brown sugar that are needed for each egg is 1 cup.

What is the number of cups?

To determine the amount of brown sugar needed for each egg, we would do a division calculation that simplifies the ratio of brown sugar to eggs. It can be analyzed this way;

Brown sugar per egg = Total brown sugar / Number of eggs

Brown sugar per egg = 4 cups / 4 eggs

Brown sugar per egg = 1 cup

Therefore, 1 cup of brown sugar is needed for each egg in Mom's cookie recipe as seen in the simplification above.