Question

A recipe asks that the following three ingredients be mixed together as follows: add 1/2 of a cup of flour for every 1/2 of a teaspoon of baking soda, and every 1/4 of a teaspoon of salt.

Which of the following rates is a unit rate equivalent to the ratios shown above?

A. 2 teaspoons of salt per 1 cup of flour

B. 1/2 teaspoon of salt per 1 teaspoon of baking soda

C .2 teaspoons of salt per 1 teaspoon of baking soda

D. 1 teaspoon of baking soda per 2 teaspoons of salt

Answer 1

B. 1/2 teaspoon of salt per 1 teaspoon of baking soda.

Explanation:

The ratio of cups of flour to tsp. of baking soda to tsp. of salt shown above is:

1/2 : 1/2 : 1/4

An equivalent rate to the ratio of tsp. of salt to tsp. of baking soda is 1/2 : 1 because:

Ratio of tsp. of salt to tsp. of baking soda is:

1/4 : 1/2

If we were to find an equivalent rate to this, it would be 1/2 teaspoon of salt per 1 teaspoon of baking soda for:

Multiply 2 to both terms in the ratio 1/4 : 1/2:

1/4 x 2 = 1/2 (simplified)

1/2 x 2 = 1 (simplified)

The new ratio is 1/2 : 1, which also represents the rate 1/2 teaspoon of salt per 1 teaspoon of baking soda.

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Answer 2

all of the above

Explanation:

the ratio between the flour, the baking soda, and the salt would = 1:1:2 (disregarding tsp or cup measurements, since all the units stay the same in the choices)

so really, all the answers are correct

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