Question

Travis was attempting to make muffins to take to a neighbor that had just moved in down the street. The recipe that he was working with required 3/4 cup of sugar and 1/8 cup of butter. Travis accidentally put a whole cup of butter in the mix. A. What is the ratio of sugar to butter in the original recipe? What amount of sugar does Travis need to put into the mix to have the same ratio of sugar to butter that the original recipe calls for?

Answer 1

A. The ratio of cups of sugar to butter is 3/4 : 1/8. Then multiply both ratios by 8.

8 x 3/4 = 6,
8 x 1/8 = 1.
3/4 : 1/8 is equal to 6 : 1. Therefore, 6 cups of sugar needed when there is 1 cup of butter.