Question

A recipe calls for 4 cups of flour to make 20 pieces of bread. How many cups would it take to make 55 pieces? Use a proportion to solve.

Answer 1

11 cups of flour

Explanation:

Since you need 4 cups of flour for 20 pieces of bread you divide 20 by 4 to get 5. Then multiply 55 by 5 to get 11.