Question

One recipe for cereal bars uses 5 cups of cereal and 2 1/2 cups of nuts. A different recipe uses 3 cups of cereal and 1 cup of nuts. Which recipe is more nutty?

Answer 1

Recipe 1: 5+2.5=7.5 total cups

2.5/7.5=.35 approximate

recipe 2:
3+1=4 total cups
1/4 =.25


so recipe 1 is nuttier