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

Using her half cup, Jessica added 64 grams of sugar to her mixture. She needs to add 32 grams of sugar to have the right amount.