Need to find out how much sugar goes in a cup of hot chocolate

Question

Lynn is making hot chocolate for her holiday party. Her hot chocolate recipe consists of 4/5 cup of milk, 1/2 cup of cocoa powder, and 1/4 cup of sugar. If Lynn makes 62 cups of hot chocolate, how many cups of sugar should she use?

Answer 1

recipe consists of

 

4/5 cup of milk,

 

1/2 cup of cocoa powder,

 

and 1/4 cup of sugar.

 

If Lynn makes 62 cups of hot chocolate, how many cups of sugar should she use?

 

1 cup of hot chocolate needs 1/4 cup of sugar

 

so 62 cups will need 1/4 * 62 = 62/4 = 31/2 cups or 15 1/2 cups of sugar