Question

A cookie recipe states for every 3 cups of flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla are needed. How many teaspoons are needed for 5 cups of flour?

Answer 1

You would need 2 & 1/2 because if for 3 you need 1 & 1/2 ( which is half) then for 5 you would divide it by 2 and get 2 & 1/2