Question

Jaquol is making a recipe that uses 2 cups of sugar for every 3 cups of flour. If he uses a total of 40 cups of these ingredients, how many cups of sugar were

required?

Answer 1

16 cups of sugar

Explanation:

Answer 2

16

Explanation:

So our ratio here is 2:3. Here's what we're gonna do:

2 + 3 = 5 for every time he makes the recipe

40 / 5 = 8

To double check:

2 x 8 = 16

3 x 8 = 24

16 + 24 = 40