Question

A recipe for waffles calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 teaspoons of baking powder.

If Jason uses 4 cups of flour, how much baking powder should he use?

A.
5 teaspoons

B.
8 teaspoons

C.
12 teaspoons

D.
6 teaspoons

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

D. 6 teaspoons

Answer 4

The recipe calls for 2 cups flour.
Jason uses 4 cups flour.
How many times more than 2 cups is 4 cups?

Answer 5

8

Answer 6

The 4 cups that Jason used are 2 times the 2 cups the recipe calls for.
Since he used 2 times more flour, he must use 2 times more baking powder.
The recipe calls for 3 teaspoons of baking powder.
He must use two times that amount.
What is 2 times 3 teaspoons?

Answer 7

6

Answer 8

Correct. That's the answer.