Question

Hey pancake recipe book fries 1 1/3 cups of milk to one cup of flour. If 2 1/3 cups of milk is used, what quantity of flour will be needed according to the recipe?

Answer 1

From the question, we can derive the following?

1 1/3 cups of milk to one cup of flour.

We should find the quantity of flour that will be needed if 2 1/3 cups of milk is used.

Let x be the unknown quantity of flour use.

1 1/3 = 4/3

2 1/3 = 7/3

4/3 ---------- 1

7/3 ---------- x

Lets cross multiply:

4/3 * x = 7/3 * 1

4/3x = 7/3

Divide both sides by 4/3

x = 7/3

4/3

x = 7/3 * 3/4

The 3 cancels out:

x = 7/4

x = 1 3/4

Therefore, the quantity of flour needed for a 2 1/3 cups of milk is 1 3/4.