Question

Nick is making bread dough. The recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour and 1 1/8 teaspoons of salt. • Nick wants to make the recipe using 1 cup of flour. To maintain the ratio, how much salt is required when 1 cup of flour is used?

Answer 1

1 1/2 teaspoons

Explanation:

3/4 is to 1 1/8 as 1 is to x

converting 1 1/8 to an improper fraction gives:

3/4 is to 9/8 as 1 is to x

(3/4)/(9/8) = 1/x

cross multiply

(3/4)x = 9/8

multiply both sides by 4/3

x = (9/8)(4/3)

x = = 3/2 = 1 1/2

1 1/2 teaspoons of salt are needed

Answer 2

1 1/2 teaspoons!

Explanation: