Question

A recipe includes 6 cups of flour and 3 cup of shortening. Write the ratio of the amount of flour to the amount of shortening as a fraction in simplest form

Answer 1

2 cups of flour : 1 cup of shortening

Explanation:

So lets gather our information.

We know it takes 6 cups of flour for the reciepe.

We also know it takes 3 cups of shortening.

To find the ratio, put the two number values in a fraction:

cups of flour/cups of shortening

=

6/3

This says for 6 cups of flour, there are 3 cups of shortening

We can simplyfy this to:

2/1

This says for 2 cups of flour, there is 1 cup of shortening.

Answer:

2/1

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