Answer:
you will need 5/8 sticks of butter for 5 cookies
Explanation:
You need 3 sticks of butter for every 24 cookies you bake. How many sticks of butter for 5 cookies
To solve this, you simply need to use proportion;
3 sticks = 24 cookies
x = 5 cookies
cross multiply
24 × x = 3 × 5
24x = 15
Divide both-side of the equation by 24 in order to get the value of x.
24x/24 = 15/24
( on the left-hand side of the equation, 24 at the numerator will cancel-out the 24 at the denominator and we will be left with just x, while on the right- hand-side of the equation, 15 will be divided by 24)
x = 15/24
(3 can divide both 15 and 24, so we will reduce 15 and 24 to its lowest term by dividing the two numbers by three).
x = 5/8
Therefore, 5/8 stick of butter is needed for 5 cookies