Question

A biscuit recipe calls for 2 pounds of all purpose flour and .75 pound of butter, what would be the baker’s percentage for butter if the recipe were converted to a formula with all purpose flour as the main ingredient?

Answer 1

Answer: 37.5%

Explanation:

Percentage is defined as parts of an amount  in 100 parts of a basis. This must be stated mathamatically for better understanding and for calculations. It is the ratio:

             % = (parts / base) × 100.

In this case you need to express the amount of butter as a part in 100 parts of all purpose flour, which, using the above definition, is:

        % butter = (0.75 pounds of butter / 2 pound of flour) × 100

         % butter = 0.75 × 100 / 2 = 75 / 2 = 37.5

The answer is expressed as 37.5%.