A recipe requires 3/8 cup of sugar for each cup of flour used. If a baker uses 10 cups of flour what is the total amount of sugar that will be needed? Between what two whole numbers does your answer lie?

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Andrea Hinton

13 May, 07:25

A recipe requires 3/8 cup of sugar for each cup of flour used. If a baker uses 10 cups of flour what is the total amount of sugar that will be needed? Between what two whole numbers does your answer lie?

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Cookie Dough · Answer 1

3/8 cup of sugar = 1 cup of flour

? cup of sugar = 10 cup of flour

cross multiply

10 (3/8) = 1x?

? = 15/4 (which is 3.75 cups)

answer: 15/4 or 3.74 cups of sugar

The answer lies between whole numbers, 3 and 4.

Bridget Dean · Answer 2

For 1 cup of flour he uses 3/8 cup of sugar

for 2 ... 2 * 3/8 ...

for 3 ... 3 * 3/8 ...

for 10 ... 10 * 3/8 ...

Answer: 30/8 = 3 cups & 3/4 or 3.75