Question

An individual is making some cakes for a graduation party. The perfect ratio of flour to cake is 9 cups of flour to 3 cakes. If the individual is making 14 cakes, how many cups of flour will they need

Answer 1

Flour (cups)= 42 cups of flour

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

The perfect ratio of flour to a cake is 9 cups of flour to 3 cakes.

First, we need to calculate the unitary requirement for each cake:

Flour per cake= 9 cups / 3 cakes= 3 flours per cake

Now, for 14 cakes:

Flour (cups)= 3*14

Flour (cups)= 42 cups of flour