Carla is following a recipe that calls for a cinnamon-sugar mixture that is 5% cinnamon. If she places 2 grams of cinnamon in a bowl, which equation will help her find how many grams of sugar to add to the bowl?

Step-by-step explanation:

It's a proportion rather than an equation that you might be more accustomed to.

2/0.05 = x/ 0.95       Cross multiply

2 * 0.95 = x * 0.05    Divide by 0.05

2 * 0.95/0.05 = x

x = 38 grams of sugar should be added to the 2 grams of cinnamon.

There's another way to do it.

2/0.05 = (x + 2)/1      Cross multiply

2*1 = 0.05x + 0.1       Subtract 0.1 from both sides

1.9 = 0.05x

1.9/0.05 = x

x = 38

Which ever way you understand better is the answer. 100 / 100% is 1