Question

simple fraction problem



Jeff is baking a cake. The recipe says that he has to mix 32 grams of vanilla powder into the flour. Jeff knows that 1 cup of that particular vanilla powder has a mass of 128 grams. He added two over three of a cup of vanilla powder to the flour. Should Jeff add more vanilla powder to make the exact recipe, or did he go over and by what amount?

Answer 1

solve the proportion

Answer 2

2x = 96

Answer 3

2x = 384

Answer 4

192, he went over by 160 grams I think

Answer 5

so were just cross multiplying?

Answer 6

Exactly!

Answer 7

He needs to add one over four of a cup.
He went over by five over 12 of a cup.
He went over by one over four of a cup.
He needs to add five over 12 of a cup.

Question

Answer 8

then i think i did it wrong

Answer 9

it would be b?

Answer 10

or d?

Answer 11

k

Answer 12

92

Answer 13

2x

Answer 14

2x=92?

Answer 15

wait

Answer 16

it's 96/2

Answer 17

96

Answer 18

then minus that from 32 the original amount he was supposed to put

Answer 19

so 16, correct?

Answer 20

yeah

Answer 21

i think its 1/4

Answer 22

solve the porportion

Answer 23

4x = 32

Answer 24

4x=32

Answer 25

oh wow your fast

Answer 26

ok

Answer 27

haha, practice