Question

A cake recipe says that you need to add 3 bowls of sugar for every 5 bowls of flour. However, for an upcoming party, you need a bigger cake. If you use 20 bowls of flour, then how much sugar is required?

• A. 3 bowls of sugar
• B. 12 bowls of sugar
• C. 33 bowls of sugar
• D. 15 bowls of sugar

Answer 1

The correct option is B 12 bowls of sugar

For every 5 bowls of flour, 3 bowls of sugar are needed.

So, the ratio of sugar to flour in the cake is $\frac{3}{5}$.

Number of bowls of flour used = 20
Let the number of bowls of sugar be $x$.

$\frac{3}{5}=\frac{x}{20}$

$x=\frac{(20\times 3)}{5}$

$x=12$

So, for 20 bowls of flour, 12 bowls of sugar is required.