Question

Rasu made some chocolate milk. She added 3 tsp. Of cocoa mix with 2 cups of milk. Farah also made some chocolate milk. She added 5 tsp. Of cocoa mix to 3 cups of milk. Which mixture is more chocolatey flavored (stronger chocolate flavor)? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

The correct answer is Farah's mixture

Explanation:

In this situation, how strong chocolate flavor is in the mix depends on the ratio of ingredients as more cocoa leads to a stronger chocolate flavor.

Rasu:

Her ratio was 3 teaspoons of cocoa mix and 2 cups of milk. This can be expressed as 3:2  or $\frac{3}{2}$. Also, this can be simplified by dividing the amount of cocoa into the amount of milk 3 ÷ 2 = 1.5. This means for each cup of milk Rasu added 1.5 teaspoons of cocoa.

Farah:

The ratio was 5 teaspoons of cocoa mix and 3 cups of milk. So, the ratio is 5 : 3 or $\frac{5}{3}$, which is equal to 1.6. This implies for each cup of milk Farah added 1.6 teaspoons of cocoa. This ratio of cocoa vs milk is higher in Farah, which means he added more cocoa, and her mix would have a stronger chocolate flavor.