Question

A recipe calls for 5 teaspoons of honey for every 2 cups of sugar. Tracy has only 3 teaspoons of honey left. How much sugar should she use to appropriately adjust the recipe?

Answer 1

If a recipe calls for 5 teaspoons of honey for every 2 cups of sugar, then the ratio of honey to sugar is 5:2. Since Tracy has only 3 teaspoons of honey left, she should use (3/5)*2 = 6/5 = 1.2 cups of sugar to appropriately adjust the recipe.

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