SOLUTION: 1 cup = 16 tablespoons 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons A certain recipe calls for ¼ cup of white sugar, ½ cup of brown sugar, 2 ¼ cups of flour, ¼ teaspoon of salt, and 2 table

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Question 204585: 1 cup = 16 tablespoons
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons

A certain recipe calls for ¼ cup of white sugar, ½ cup of brown sugar, 2 ¼ cups of flour, ¼ teaspoon of salt, and 2 tablespoons of cornstarch. The amount of cornstarch called for is approximately what fraction of the total amount of sugar called for?
Answer by ptaylor(1894) (Show Source):
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Lets deal in tablespoons
white sugar=1/4 cup=(1/4)*16=4 tablespoons
brown sugar=1/2 cup=(1/2)*16=8 tablespoons
Total amount of sugar called for=4+8=12 tablespoons
Amount of cornstarch called for=2 tablespoons
cornstarch = 2/12=1/6 of the total amount of sugar called for
Hope this helps---ptaylor