Question

A recipe requires 1/5 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of flour. How many times as much flour is required for the recipe as sugar?

Answer 1

2.5 times

Explanation:

To compare the two quantities, find a common denominator.

1/5 is 2/10 of sugar.

1/2 cup of flour is 5/10 of flour.

There is almost 3 times as much flour as sugar. 5/ 2 = 2.5. It is 2.5 times as much.