Question

A chocolate cake recipe uses 2,400 grams of sugar. If two cakes are being made,

what is the total amount of sugar used?

grams

Answer 1

If two cakes are being made, the total amount of sugar used is 4800 grams.

Explanation:

This question can be solved using a rule of three.

One cake uses 2400 grams of sugar. Two cases use?

1 cake - 2400 grams

2 cakes - x

x = 2400*2

x = 4800

If two cakes are being made, the total amount of sugar used is 4800 grams.