Question

11. A recipe calls for 1/2

tsp of vanilla extract and
2 1 / 2
cups of sugar. Jack used 10 cups of
sugar for his recipe. How much vanilla extract does he need for the recipe to taste
right?

Answer 1

2 tsp

Explanation:

This is a ratio/ proportionality problem. The recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of sugar, Jack uses 10 cups. Then 10/(2
`(1)/(2)`) = 4, meaning he used 4 times the amount of sugar than in the original. Using that, just multiply
`(1)/(2)` by 4 to get 4 times the vanilla of the og recipe, which equals 2 tsp.

Answer 2

if jack uses 10 cups of sugar he will need to use 6 tsp of vanilla extract

Explanation:

10 devided by 2 1/2= 4

and 1/2 multiplied by 4 is 6