Answer:
2 and 2/3 of a cup of flour is needed to make 8 dozen cookies.
Explanation:
It is given that a cookie recipe calls for 2/3 of a cup of flour and makes 2 dozen cookies.
The ratio of flour and cookies in dozen is
..... (1)
Let x cup of flour needed to make 8 dozen cookies. The ratio of flour and cookies in dozen is
... (2)
Equate ratio (1) and (2),

Multiply 8 on both sides.


Therefore 2 and 2/3 of a cup of flour is needed to make 8 dozen cookies.