Question

In 3434 pound of a spice mix, there is 5656 cup of cinnamon. how much cinnamon does the spice mix contain per pound?

Answer 1

This can be solved by simple division. Since the given is 3434 lb of spice mix and 5656 cup of cinnamon and the required is the amount of cinnamon does the spice mix contain per pound. To solve this divide the amount of cinnamon by the amount of spice mix 5656 cup cinnamon/ 3434 ln of spice mix = 1.65 cup cinnamon per lb spice mix