Question

Pilar can make 84 muffins using 14 cups of flour. How much flour would pilar use to make 60 muffins

Answer 1

Answer: 10 cups of flour.

First, I set up a proportion (84/14)=(60/x). Then, I cross multiplied 84x=(60)(14). Finally, I solved for x 84x=840 ---> x=10.