Question

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of ingredient A for every 1 2/3

Cups of ingredient B. You use 4 cups of ingredient A.
How many cups of ingredient B do u need?

Answer 1

13
`(1)/(3)`

Explanation:

Firstly, we need to calculate the ratio of cup a to cup b:

`(1)/(2) : 1 (2)/(3)`

To find out how much of cup b we need after using 4 cups of cup a, we can divide 4 by the ratio of cup a:

4 ÷
`(1)/(2)` = 8

So we need to multiply the ratio of cup b by 8:

8 *
`1 (2)/(3)` = 13
`(1)/(3)`

Meaning that

13
`(1)/(3)` cups of cup b is needed.

Hope this helps!