Question

A recipe calls for 1 cups of milk to make 8 pancakes. The number of cups of milk needed to make

26 pancakes is
cups.

Answer 1

3.25 cups

Explanation:

To keep the proportions the same line up cups with cups and pancakes with pancakes

1 cup of milk for 8 pancakes

x cups of milk for 26 pancakes

x*8 = 1*26, cross multiply and solve for x

x = 26/8, divide both sides by 8

x = 3.25 cups of milk OR 3 cups and 1/4 of another cup