SOLUTION: Karen wants to bake a cake. The recipe calls for 2 cups of flour. a. How many tablespoons of flour are needed? b. Karen only has 28 tablespoons of flour. What percent of a cake c

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Question 182913: Karen wants to bake a cake. The recipe calls for 2 cups of flour.
a. How many tablespoons of flour are needed?
b. Karen only has 28 tablespoons of flour. What percent of a cake can she bake?
c. Karen needs 1 1/2 cups of sugar. How many tablespoons of sugar should she use?

Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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1 cup = 16 tbsp
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a)if it takes two cups to complete the recipe then 2(16)=32 is the number of Tbsp's needed.
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b)if she only has 28 Tbsp's then 28/32 or 7/8 of the cake can be made.
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c)If Karen need 1 and 1/2 cups then she needs 1.5(16)=24 Tbsp's.