Question

A recipe requires 4.5 teaspoons of sugar to make a cup of pudding. Which equation shows the number of teaspoons of sugar, y, needed to make x cups of pudding?

x = 4.5y
y = 4.5 + x
y = 4.5x
x = 4.5 + y

I am in middle school, I just clicked the wrong button.

Answer 1

x = 4.5y

Explanation:

x = pudding

y = teaspoons

y = 1 so 1 x 4.5 will get you 4.5 teaspoons of sugar