Question

Jeremiah makes a recipe that calls for 1 1/2 cups of flour and 3/4 stick of butter. If Jeremiah uses 3 sticks of butter, how many cups of flour will he need?

Answer 1

6 cups of flour

Explanation:

we know that

the ratio of the recipe=(1 1/2)/(3/4)

1 1/2=1.5 cups of flour

3/4 stick of butter-------> 0.75 stick of butter

by proportion

1.5/0.75=x/3---------> 3*1.5=0.75*x

x=3*1.5/0.75----------> x=6 cups of flour