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It really depends on what you are cooking/baking, but often you can substitute a cup of butter for the shortening. Don't use margarine though, because it has some water content and would possibly affect the results. You could also try half butter and half lard, which should work well, also.
The ratio of two equal quantities is 1 .
Each stick of margarine equals one-half cup. So it would take 1 1/2 cups soft margarine to equal 3 sticks.
It depends what you are making. Something sweet can be baked without shortening by using cooking oil like canola or butter. Something savory you can use olive oil or butter as well, it really depends on what you are cooking.
Shortening is solidified fat. It can be hydrogenated vegetable oil, cocoa butter, butter, lard or tallow(rendered beef fat). 1/4 cup of shortening would be the equivalent of 1/4 cup of any of the above.
The quantities may be equal (=) or equivalence (≡) or equal by definition (≜) or approximately equal (≈)
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What is it called when two quantities are not equal
1 cup equals 1/2 pound of margarine.
An equation is a mathematical statement that says two quantities are equal.
An equation states that the two quantities on each side of the equal sign are equal.