Question

A recipe for molding dough calls for flour and salt in a ratio of 2 to 1. If you use 4 cups of flour, how much salt should you use?

Answer 1

do you know how to write the ratio 2 to 1 as a fraction?

Answer 2

noo

Answer 3

you write 2 then a line under it, then the 1

Answer 4

flour and salt in a ratio of 2 to 1
the top number in the ratio 2/1 is the *flour*
the bottom number is the *salt*

now write another ratio, 4 cups of flour to x cups of salt
as a fraction

can you do that?

Answer 5

a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 8

Answer 6

b?

Answer 7

write another ratio, 4 cups of flour to x cups of salt
as a fraction

can you do that?