For a wedding, a pastry chef is increasing the cake recipe by 4 and ½ times. How much butter is needed? Flour?

Butter: 18/4 cups

Flour: 36 cups

Step-by-step explanation: I think this is right.

4 1/2 = 9/2

9/2 x 1/4 = 18/4 x 1/4 = 18/4

1 1/3 = 4/3

9/2 x 4/3 =  27/6 x 8/6 = 216/6 = 36

the answer is:

the answer is:

to solve the problem, we need to remember the quotient of power property, it's defined by the following relation:

if we have a quotienf of powers that have the same base, we need to keep the same base and subtract the exponent of the denominator power to the exponent of the numerator power.

so, we are given the expression:

then, calculating we have:

hence, the answer is:

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