Therefore,
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{7}{8}\text{ sticks of butter = 1}\frac{1}{4}\text{ flour} \\ 1\text{ stick of butter = ?} \\ \text{rate}=\frac{1\frac{1}{4}}{\frac{7}{8}} \\ \text{rate}=\frac{\frac{5}{4}}{\frac{7}{8}} \\ \text{rate}=\frac{5}{4}\times\frac{8}{7}=\frac{40}{28}=\frac{10}{7} \\ \text{rate}=\frac{10}{7}\text{ flour per stick of butter} \end{gathered}[/tex]