Question

1 cup is equivalent to 16 tablespoons. How many cups are equivalent to 40 tablespoons? ) in a fraction with a whole number

Answer 1

1 cup is equivalent to 16 tablespoons.

Taking the ratio, 40 cups will be equivalent to,

$\begin{gathered} \frac{1}{16}=\frac{40}{x} \\ x=16\times40=640\text{ tablespoons} \end{gathered}$