Question

Here are the ingredients to make 12 cupcakes.

• 200g butter
• 200g flour
• 50g sugar
• 20ml milk

Abbey makes some cupcakes.
She uses 75g sugar.

How many cupcakes does she make?

Answer 1

Using a proportion based on the original recipe for 12 cupcakes, and scaling it up to Abbey's use of 75g of sugar, we calculate that Abbey can make 18 cupcakes.

Step-by-step explanation:

To answer the question of how many cupcakes Abbey can make with 75g of sugar, we need to use a proportion based on the original recipe. The original recipe, which makes 12 cupcakes, calls for 50g of sugar. Since Abbey uses 75g of sugar, we set up a proportional relationship to determine the number of cupcakes she can make.

The proportion looks like this:

• 50g sugar / 12 cupcakes = 75g sugar / x cupcakes

To solve for x (the number of cupcakes), we cross-multiply and then divide:

• (50g sugar) * x = (12 cupcakes) * (75g sugar)
• 50x = 900
• x = 900 / 50
• x = 18 cupcakes

So, with 75g of sugar, Abbey can make 18 cupcakes.