Question

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?

Answer 1

Answer:

he should add 3/4 flower

Step-by-step explanation:

set up the proportion $\frac{1.5}{.5} =\frac{2.25}{x}$

then solve for x