Question

A recipe uses 6 cups of flour to 1 1/4cups of milk. If you have 2 cups of flour, how much milk should you use?The amount of milk in cups for 2 cups of flour is(Type an integer or a simplified fraction.)

Answer 1

To answer this question first we will determine the amount of milk that corresponds to 1 cup of flour:

Since 6 cups of flour correspond to 1 1/4 cups of milk, then:

$1\text{ cup }\rightarrow\frac{1\frac{1}{4}}{6}.$

Simplifying the above fraction we get:

$1\text{ cup }\rightarrow\frac{5}{24}.$

Therefore, 2 cups of flour correspond to:

$\frac{5}{24}\times2$

cups of milk.

Simplifying the above result we get:

$\frac{10}{24}=\frac{5}{12}\text{.}$

Answer:

$\frac{5}{12}\text{.}$