Question

One cup holds 100 grams of sugar. How many cups will hold half a kilogram of sugar?

Answer 1

5 cups

Explanation:

Half a kilogram is 500 grams.

500 grams is 5 times bigger than 100 grams.

Which means it takes 5 times more cups to hold 500 grams.

100 grams = 1 cup

500 grams = 5 cups

Answer 2

5 cups

Explanation:

1 kilogram is 1000 grams

1/2 of a kilogram is 500 grams