Question

a pancakes recipe asks for 3 and 1 half times as much milk as flour. if 4 and two thirds cups of milk is used, what quantity of flour would then be needed, according to the recipe?

Answer 1

A pancakes require 3.5 cups of milk and 1 cup of flour, or a ratio of 3.5:1 or a fraction of

(3.5) / (1)

If you have 4.6 cups of milk you need x cups of flour

Set up a ratio of

$\frac{3.5}{1}=\frac{4.6}{x}$

$x=\frac{4.6}{3.5}$

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