Question

A recipe calls for 2 tablespoons of sugar for every 7 tablespoons of flour. If you plan on tripling the recipe what is the ratio of sugar to flour

Answer 1

If we triple the recipe we get,

Sugar=2×3=6 tablespoons
Flour=7×3=21 tablespoons

Ratio =6/21
=2:7

Answer 2

the ratio is 6:21 if we triple ,2×3 and 7×3 so 6:21