Question

If you need 4 tables spoons of golden syrup to make 10 cupcakes, how many tables spoons of golden syrup will you need to make 4 cupcakes.​

Answer 1

1.6 tablespoons

Explanation:

Let’s make a proportion

syrup/cupcakes=syrup/cupcakes

4 tablespoons are needed for 10 cupcakes and x tablespoons are needed for 4 cupcakes.

4/10=x/4

Now we have to solve for x. x is being divided by 4. To reverse this, multiply both sides by 4, because multiplication is the opposite of division.

4*4/10=x/4*4

The 4s on the right will cancel, so we are left with:

4/4*10=x

1.6=x

So, 1.6 tablespoons are needed for 4 cupcakes.