Question

A recipe for 12 scones requires 2 teaspoons of baking powder and 240 g of flour. If a larger number of scones are made, using 540 g of flour, how much baking powder is needed?

Answer 1

45 teaspoons of baking powder

Explanation:

Let x = amt of baking powder needed.

2/240 = x/540

240x = 1080

x = 45 teaspoons of baking powder