A recipe for a cake needs 200 g of flour and some sugar. The ratio of flour to sugar is [tex]5:3[/tex].

How much sugar is needed?

A. 120 g
B. 150 g
C. 175 g
D. 100 g



Answer :

To find out how much sugar is needed when the ratio of flour to sugar is [tex]\( 5:3 \)[/tex] and we have 200 grams of flour, we can follow these steps:

1. Understand the ratio: The ratio [tex]\( 5:3 \)[/tex] means for every 5 parts of flour, there are 3 parts of sugar.

2. Set up the proportion: We need to find out how many grams of sugar correspond to 200 grams of flour. Let [tex]\( F \)[/tex] be the amount of flour and [tex]\( S \)[/tex] be the amount of sugar. The ratio can be written as:
[tex]\[ \frac{F}{S} = \frac{5}{3} \][/tex]

3. Substitute the given amount of flour:
[tex]\[ \frac{200}{S} = \frac{5}{3} \][/tex]

4. Solve the proportion:
- Cross-multiply to solve for [tex]\( S \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ 200 \times 3 = 5 \times S \][/tex]
[tex]\[ 600 = 5S \][/tex]

- Divide both sides by 5 to find [tex]\( S \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ S = \frac{600}{5} \][/tex]
[tex]\[ S = 120 \][/tex]

5. Conclusion: The amount of sugar needed is 120 grams.

Therefore, the correct answer is:
(A) 120 g