A recipe requires 3/8 cup of sugar for each cup of flour used. If a baker uses 10 cups of flour what is the total amount of sugar that will be needed? Between what two whole numbers does your answer lie?
3/8 cup of sugar = 1 cup of flour ? cup of sugar = 10 cup of flour cross multiply 10(3/8) = 1x? ? = 15/4 (which is 3.75 cups) answer: 15/4 or 3.74 cups of sugar The answer lies between whole numbers, 3 and 4.