Question

One day Mia was watching a cookery show in which they were
showing how to bake cake. They put 3 bowls of sugar for every
5 bowls of flour. For the upcoming party, if she has put 20 bowls
of flour for making a big cake, how much sugar is she going to
need?​

Answer 1

Answer:

the 12 bowls sugar

Step-by-step explanation:

3/5 = x/20

x = (20 × 3)/5

x = 12 So, for 20 bowls of flour, she needs 12 bowls of sugar.  

Answer 2

Answer:

12

Step-by-step explanation:

So, the ratio of sugar to flour in the cake is

3

5

.

Number of bowls of flour used = 20

Let the number of bowls of sugar be

x

.

3

5

=

x

20

x

=

(

20

×

3

)

5

x

=

12

So, for 20 bowls of flour, 12 bowls of sugar is required.