Flour is 5 units and butter is 1 unit. The difference of 4 units is 30 g.

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• Difference in ratio units → 5 − 1 = 4 units
• $$\frac{4}{1}$$ units → 30 g
• $$\frac{1}{1}$$ unit → 30 ÷ 4 = 7.5 g
• Flour → 5 units = 5 × 7.5 = 37.5 g
• Rounded to nearest whole number → 38 g

He used 38 g of flour.
Check: Butter = 1 unit = 7.5 g. Flour − Butter = 37.5 − 7.5 = 30 g. ✓