Question

A large recipe calls for 3.18kg of sugar. Your bags of sugar are measured in pounds (lb). Remembering that 1kg=2.20462lb, how many 1.50lb bags of sugar will you need to buy to make your recipe? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

You will need to buy 5 1.50lb bags of sugar to make your recipe.

Explanation:

This problem can be solved by consecutive rules of three.

A large recipe calls for 3.18kg of sugar. Your bags of sugar are measured in pounds (lb). Remembering that 1kg=2.20462lb

How many lbs of sugar you will need to buy?

1 kg - 2.20462lb

3.18 kg - x lb

`x = 3.18*2.20462`

`x = 7 lb`

How many 1.50lb bags of sugar will you need to buy to make your recipe?

1 bag - 1.50 lb

x bags - 7 lb

`1.5x = 7`

`x = (7)/(1.5)`

`x = 4.67`

You will need to buy 5 1.50lb bags of sugar to make your recipe.