Question

A recipe requires 3/4 of a cup of milk for every 1 1/2 cups of flour. What is the ratio ofcups of milk to one cup of flour? Enter your answer as a whole number, properfraction, or mixed number in simplest form.

Answer 1

In order to find the ratio of cups of milk to one cup of flour, let's divide the amount 3/4 cups of milk by 1 1/2 (that is, 3/2) cups of flour:

$\text{ratio}=\frac{\frac{3}{4}}{\frac{3}{2}}=\frac{3}{4}\cdot\frac{2}{3}=\frac{2}{4}=\frac{1}{2}$

So the ratio is 1/2 cups of milk for one cup of flour.