Answer:
1.6 tablespoons
Step-by-step explanation:
Let’s make a proportion
syrup/cupcakes=syrup/cupcakes
4 tablespoons are needed for 10 cupcakes and x tablespoons are needed for 4 cupcakes.
4/10=x/4
Now we have to solve for x. x is being divided by 4. To reverse this, multiply both sides by 4, because multiplication is the opposite of division.
4*4/10=x/4*4
The 4s on the right will cancel, so we are left with:
4/4*10=x
1.6=x
So, 1.6 tablespoons are needed for 4 cupcakes.
