Question

Jessica is baking a cake. The recipe says that she has to mix 96 grams of sugar to the flour. Jessica knows that 1 cup of this particular sugar has a mass of 128 grams. She added one over two of a cup of sugar to the flour. Should Jessica add more sugar to make the exact recipe, or did she go over and by what amount?

Answer 1

Jessica should add more sugar to the flour. One over two of a cup of sugar is 64 grams. 64 grams is about 32 grams less than the amount needed