pre cal word problem

Question

A sugar cookie recipe calls for 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If y represents the varying number of cups of flour in the recipe and x represents the varying the number of cups of sugar in the recipe, write a formula to represent the varying number of cups of sugar in the recipe in terms of the varying number of cups of flour in the recipe.

 

 

Answer 1

x = (2/3)y