Question

Travis was attempting to make muffins to take to a neighbor that had just moved in down the street. The recipe that he was using required 3/4 cup of sugar and 1/8 cup of butter.

1. Travis accidentally put a whole cup of butter in the mix.
A. What is the ratio of sugar to butter in the original recipe? What amount of sugar does Travis need to put into the mix to have the same ratio of sugar to butter that the original recipe calls for?

B. If Travis wants to keep the ratios the same as they are in the original recipe, how will the amounts of all the other ingredients for this new mixture compare to the amounts for a single batch of muffins?

C. The original recipe called for 3/8 cup of blueberries. What is the ratio of blueberries to butter in the recipe? How many cups of blueberries are needed in the new enlarged mixture?

Answer 1

A. (3/4) : (1/8)

Travis must add 6 cups of sugar to maintain the ratio.

B. Travis must multiply the ratio of all other ingredients by 8.

C. (3/8) : (1/8)

Travis must add 3 cups of blueberries to maintain the ratio.

Explanation:

A.

3/4 * 8

24/4

6 cups of sugar to maintain the same ratio.

B. 1/8 turned into 1 so that means it was multiplied by 8

C. 3/8 are blueberries and 1/8 is butter

(3/8) * 8

3

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