4. A bread recipe calls for 6 eggs for every 10 cups of flour. If Martin wants to use a total of 15 eggs, how many cups of flour will he need to make this larger amount of bread using this recipe?

A. 15
B. 16
C. 25
D. 60



Answer :

Sure, let's solve this step by step.

1. Understand the recipe ratios:
- The recipe calls for 6 eggs and 10 cups of flour.

2. Determine the number of recipes Martin can make with 15 eggs:
- The recipe requires 6 eggs per batch.
- Martin has 15 eggs.
- To find out how many batches of the recipe he can make with 15 eggs, we divide the total number of eggs by the number of eggs required per recipe:
[tex]\[ \text{Number of recipes} = \frac{\text{Total eggs}}{\text{Eggs per recipe}} = \frac{15}{6} = 2.5 \text{ recipes} \][/tex]

3. Calculate the amount of flour needed:
- For each batch, 10 cups of flour are required.
- Martin is making 2.5 recipes.
- To find out how many cups of flour are needed for 2.5 recipes, we multiply the number of recipes by the cups of flour per recipe:
[tex]\[ \text{Flour needed} = \text{Number of recipes} \times \text{Flour per recipe} = 2.5 \times 10 = 25.0 \text{ cups} \][/tex]

So, Martin will need 25 cups of flour to make bread with 15 eggs according to the recipe.

The correct answer is (C) 25.