Question

Travis was attempting to make muffins to take to a neighbor. The recipe he was working with required 3/4 cup of sugar and 1/8 cups of butter. Travis accidentally put a whole cup of butter in the mix. What amount of sugar does Travis need to put in the mix to have the same ratio of sugar to butter that the original recipe asks for?

Answer 1

The ratio of cups of sugar to butter is 3/4 : 1/8.

Then multiply both ratios by 8.

8 x 3/4 = 6,

8 x 1/8 = 1.

3/4 : 1/8 is equal to 6 : 1. Therefore, 6 cups of sugar needed when there is 1 cup of butter.

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