Question

If you used 4 cups of sugar, how much flour does each recipe need?

Answer 1

1/2 cup of sugar is 3/4 cup of flour

Multiply by 2 to get the flour needed for 1 cup:

3/4 x 2 = 1 1/2 cups of flour for every 1 cup of sugar.

Multiply 1 1/2 cups by 4:

1 1/2 x 4 = 6 cups of flour needed.