A baker uses 3 cups of flour to make 9 cupcakes.How many cups of flour are used in one cake?

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asked Mar 19, 2023 163k views

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Aleksandr Ianevski · Answer 1 · 2023-03-26T11:23:23+0000

SOLUTION:

3 cups = 9 cupcakes

x cups = 1 cupcake

Cross-multiplication:

$\begin{gathered} 9x\text{ = 3} \\ \text{Dividing both sides by 9} \\ (9x)/(9)\text{ = }(3)/(9) \\ \\ x\text{ = }(1)/(3) \end{gathered}$

CONCLUSION:

One-third of a cup of flour is needed to make one cup of cake.