A pastry recipe calls for 3 cups of flour to make 8 servings. How many cups of flour are needed to make 6 servings?

2.25 cups

2.5 cups

4.5 cups

16 cups

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Mathematics

Izabelle Reed

5 April, 21:22

A pastry recipe calls for 3 cups of flour to make 8 servings. How many cups of flour are needed to make 6 servings?

2.25 cups

2.5 cups

4.5 cups

16 cups

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Armani Olsen · Answer 1

Armani Olsen 5 April, 22:48

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You need 2.25 cups for 6 serving

Devan Hurley · Answer 2

2.25 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

Set up a proportion and solve for x ...

3 cups is to 8 servings as 'x' cups is to 6 servings ...

becomes ...

3/8 = x/6 now solve for x ...

[3 (6) ]/8 = x (multiply both sides by 6 to get rid of the fraction on the right)

18/8 = x

9/4 = x

2 1/4 = x

2.25 = x

A pastry recipe calls for 3 cups of flour to make 8 servings. How many cups of flour are needed to make 6 servings?2.25 cups2.5 cups4.5 cups16 cups

A pastry recipe calls for 3 cups of flour to make 8 servings. How many cups of flour are needed to make 6 servings?

2.25 cups

2.5 cups

4.5 cups

16 cups