Question

One day Mia was watching a cookery show in which they were showing how to bake a cake. They put 3 bowls of sugar for every 5 bowls of flour. For the upcoming party,
if she has put 20 bowls of flour for making a big cake, how much sugar is she going to need?

• A. 10 bowls sugar
• B. 12 bowls sugar
• C. 14 bowls sugar
• D. 16 bowls sugar

Answer 1

The correct option is B

12 bowls sugar

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

So, the ratio of bowls of sugar to bowls of flour for making the cake is $\frac{3}{5}$

Hence, for 20 bowls of flour, she should put the sugar in such way that ratio remains same.

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, she needs 12 bowls of sugar.