Question

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour for every 1/2 cup sugar. Write the ratio of sugar to flour. Then find AND interpret the value of the ratio.

Answer 1

Answer:

4:3, For every 4 cups of flour, you need 3 cups of sugar.

Step-by-step explanation:

First, let's write the ratio plain and clear:

2/3:1/2

This doesn't look too nice so let's simplify it,

since a ratio is...well, a ratio, we can rewrite this as:

2/3x:1/2x

Now, we find a value of x that gets us a whole number for both sides

As long as the number is an even number, the right value (cups of sugar) will be a whole number.

x = 6

4:3

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