Question

If it takes 1/5 cup of flour to make 1/8 of a cake, how many cups of flour are needed to make a whole cake?

Answer 1

Answer:

You need 1/5 cups of flour 8 times so you need to multiply 1/5 by 8.

1/5 × 8 = 8/5  

Then simplify.

8/5 = 5/5 + 3/5 = 1  3/5

Answer 2

Answer:

1 3/5 or 8/5

Step-by-step explanation:

you need 1/5 cups of flour 8 times so you need to multiply 1/5 by 8

1/5×8=8/5

then simplify 8/5=1 3/5