Question

Grandma’s Guide to Cooking Measurements

Dried Seasonings



1 pinch = 2 smidgens

1 dash = 2 pinches

1 sprinkle = 3 pinches

1 teaspoon = 8 dashes

Based on Grandma's guide to cooking, how many pinches are in one teaspoon?

Answer 1

your answer is gonna be 16

Answer 2

Using proportions, it is found that there are 16 pinches in one teaspoon.

• This question is solved by proportions, using a rule of three.

• One dash has 2 pinches. One teaspoon is the same as 8 dashes. How many pinches are there in 8 dashes?

Hence, the rule of three is:

1 dash - 2 pinches

8 dashes - x pinches

Applying cross multiplication:

$x = 2(8) = 16$

There are 16 pinches in one teaspoon.

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