Question

A cake recipe calls for 1/3 tsp of salt for each cake. Darci is making cakes for a bake sale and wants to make 5 cakes to sell. How much salt does she need?

Answer 1

Total need of salt = 5/3 tsp or 1.67 tsp (approx)

Explanation:

Given:

Total number of cake = 5 cakes

Each cake need = 1/3 tsp

Find:

Total need of salt

Computation:

Total need of salt = Total number of cake x Each cake need

Total need of salt = 5 x (1/3)

Total need of salt = 5/3 tsp

Total need of salt = 5/3 tsp or 1.67 tsp (approx)