According to a recipe, 400 grams of flour should be mixed with 500 grams of sugar to bake cookies. If I have only 300 grams of flour, how much sugar should I mix to maintain the same proportion?
Correct answer: C. 375
- A. 360
- B. 380
- C. 375
- D. 400
Explanation
The flour-to-sugar ratio is 400 g:500 g = 4:5. For 300 g of flour, the sugar needed is 300 g × 5/4 = 375 g. The likely mistake is option a, 360 g, which does not maintain the original 4:5 proportion.
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