A recipe for chocolate cake calls for 1 1/2 cups cups of sugar for every 2 1/4 cups of flour. If a baker has only 1/2 cup of sugar on hand, how much flour should he add to it to make chocolate cake batter?

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Answer:

he should add 3/4 flower

Explanation:

set up the proportion
(1.5)/(.5) =(2.25)/(x)

then solve for x

Myermian answered Jan 15, 2023

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