How do I solve this problem I know the answer I just don’t know how to show my work for this problem but I don’t know if my answer is right either. For every 1/5 cup of sugar,1/3 cup of flour is needed. How much sugar is needed if you use 1 cup of flour?

1 Answer
Apr 12, 2018

3/5 cups of sugar

Explanation:

Start by figuring out what to multiply 1/3 by in order to get 1.
1=1/3x -> 3/3=1/3x
(3/3)/(1/3) is the same as (3/3)*(3/1)=9/3=3
So, x=3
Now, apply this x to 1/5 cups of sugar to determine how much sugar you need for it to match that of flour.
y (amount of sugar needed)
y=1/5x, where x=3
1/5*3/1=3/5