Question

2. If a recipe that uses 12 cups of flour to make 8 cakes needs to be scaled down to make 6 cakes,

how much flour will the new yield require?
A-6 cups
B-9 cups
C-10 cups
D-11 cups

Answer 1

9 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

B) 9 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

We will use ratios for this question

• The variable, x, will be how much flour for the 6 cakes:

`(12)/(8) =(x)/(6) \\\\8x=72\\x=9`