Question

ou decide to bake some cakes. You need 150 g of flour for 12 cakes. How much flour do you need for 30 cakes? g

Answer 1

Short answer: 375 grams

Remark
You only need to set up a direct proportion

Givens
flour for 12 cakes = 150 grams
Number of cakes initially = 12
Amount of flouer for 30 cakes = x
Number of cakes = 30

Proportion
amount flour for 12 cakes / 12 cakes  = x / 30

Sub and solve
150 grams / 12 cakes = x / 30 cakes  Cross multiply
150 * 30 = 12 *x                                  Multiply the left side. 
4500 = 12 x                                         Divide both sides by 12
4500/12 = x
375 grams for 30 cakes. <<<<< Answer