Question
A recipe calls for flour, sugar, and butter in the ratio
4:2:1. If you have 600 grams of flour and decide to use only 40% of it, how much sugar and butter will you need to maintain the same ratio?Solution
Ratio of flour, sugar, and butter = 4:2:1 Let these are 4x, 2x and x Flour = 40% of 600 = 240 grams 4x = 240 x = 60 sugar = 2x = 120 grams butter = x = 60 grams