Question

1. kiran is making personal pizzas. for 4 pizzas, he uses 6 cups of flour. consider using the table to help with your thinking as you solve each of the following problems.

a how many cups of flour does kiaran use for each pizza?

b at this same rate, how many cups of flour will he need to make 9 pizzas?

number of pizzas	flour (cups)

Explanation:

Part (a)

Step1: Identify the ratio

We know that for 4 pizzas, 6 cups of flour are used. To find the flour per pizza, we divide the total flour by the number of pizzas.
So, the calculation is \( \frac{6}{4} \).

Step2: Simplify the fraction

Simplify \( \frac{6}{4} \) by dividing numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2. So, \( \frac{6\div2}{4\div2}=\frac{3}{2} = 1.5 \).

Step1: Use the rate from part (a)

From part (a), we know that each pizza uses \( \frac{3}{2} \) cups of flour. To find the flour for 9 pizzas, we multiply the rate per pizza by the number of pizzas. So, the formula is \( \frac{3}{2} \times 9 \).

Step2: Calculate the product

\( \frac{3}{2} \times 9=\frac{27}{2}= 13.5 \).

Answer:

1.5 cups (or \( \frac{3}{2} \) cups)

Part (b)