Wyatt uses 3.15 cups of flour in a recipe that makes 9 shortcakes. Cora uses 2.4 cups of flour in a recipe that makes 8 shortcakes. How much more flower per shortcake is needed for Cora’s recipe?

Respuesta :

The number of cups of flour per shortcake in Wyatt's recipe is given by

[tex] \frac{3.15}{9} =0.35[/tex]

The number of cups of flour per shortcake in Cora's recipe is given by

[tex] \frac{2.4}{8} =0.3[/tex]

The number of more cups of flour needed by Cora is given by 0.35 - 0.3 = 0.05 cups.