Question

For each situation, find the unit rates.

1.
A cheesecake recipe says, “Mix 12 oz of cream cheese with 15 oz of sugar."
a.
How many ounces of cream cheese are there for every ounce of sugar?
b.
How many ounces of sugar is that for every ounce of cream cheese?

Answer 1

Explanation:

(12 oz cream cheese)/(15 oz sugar) = (12/15 oz cream cheese)/(oz sugar)

= ⅘ oz cream cheese per ounce of sugar.

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(15 oz sugar)/(12 oz cream cheese) = (15/12 oz sugar)/(oz cream cheese)

= 5/4 oz sugar per ounce of cream cheese.