Question

Henry wants to double a cake recipe that uses 2 cups and 10 tbsp of flour. How much flour will he need?

Answer 1

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Answer:

5 cups and 4 tbsp

Explanation:

Double the quantity (2 c, 10 T) is ...

2 × (2 c, 10 T) = (4 c, 20 T)

A cup is equal to 16 tablespoons, so this quantity can be rewritten as ...

(5 c, 4 T)

Five cups and four tablespoons of flour are needed for the double recipe.