Question

Your making chocolate chip cookies. The recipe calls for 1/8 teaspoon salt to 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. How much salt is needed for one teaspoon of baking soda

Answer 1

Explanation:

this ratio of (1/8) to (1/4) can be written as a fraction

however, since we want to find out how much salt is needed for one teaspoon of baking soda, salt is the numerator (top) of the fraction and baking soda is the denominator (bottom) of the fraction

(1/8)/(1/4)

(1/8)x(4/1) when you divide fractions the second fraction switches the top and bottom

(1/8)x4

4/8

1/2

1/2 or 0.5 teaspoons of salt are needed per teaspoon of baking soda