Question

You need 1 1/4 cups of sugar to make 20 cookies. To make 16 cookies you will need how many customers of sugar.

Answer 1

Answer:

We need 1 cup of sugar to make 16 cookies.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello, great question. These types are questions are the beginning steps for learning more advanced Algebraic Equations.

To solve this question we can use the Rule of Three technique to find out how many cups we would need for 16 cookies. We can use this technique because we are given three values and one variable and the two sets are a ratio of one another. The technique is shown in the picture below.

1 $\frac{1}{4}$   ⇒   20 cookies

 x    ⇒   16 cookies

$\frac{1\frac{1}{4}*16}{20} = x$

$\frac{20}{20} = x$

$1 cup = x$

We need 1 cup of sugar to make 16 cookies.

Hello, great question. These types are questions are the beginning steps for learning more advanced Algebraic Equations.

Answer 2

In order to answer this question you have to set up a proportion. Then you have to cross multiply, the x represents what you are looking for. Hope this helps.