Eric is baking a cake the recipe calls for 2 1/2 pounds of flour for every 1/4 cup of sugar.How many pounds of flour should Eric use for 5 cups of sugar?
Since he require 2 1/2pound for 1/4 cup of sugar so for 1 cup of sugar we will multiply it by 4. So 10 pound of flour will be require for 1 cup of sugar, multiply by 5 to get the answer which is 50.
