SOLUTION: The ingredients in a cake recipe include 4 � cups of flour and � cup of sugar. It is desired to make a cake that will require only � cup of sugar. How much flour should be used? S

Question 1026366: The ingredients in a cake recipe include 4 � cups of flour and � cup of sugar. It is desired to make a cake that will require only � cup of sugar. How much flour should be used? Set it up as a proportion.
A. 1 � cups B. 1 cup C. 4 cups D. 1 � cups
I set my ratio as flour to sugar: 4 1/2 / 3/4 = x / (1/4). Simplifying the left proportion, 9/2 / 3/4 = 9/2 * 4/3= 6
6 = x/ (1/4) = 6* (1/4)= 3/2. Which is not one of the answer choices. What went wrong here?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your ratio is right.
relating FLOUR to SUGAR.

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