Question

The ratio of sugar to flour is 2:3. If there are 6 cups of sugar, how many cups of flour are there

Answer 1

(5/1)=(2/x)
cross multiply
5x=2x1
simplify
5x=2
divide each side by 5 to find x
x=2/5
2/5 or 0.4 cups of flour are needed
answer= 2/5

Answer 2

The answer would be 9 cups of flour