Question

a recipe uses 2.5 cups of flour to make 2 dozen cookies. If Pamela wants to make 6 dozen cookies, how many cups of flour will she use?

Answer 1

7.5

Explanation:

She wants to make 6 dozen cookies. The recipe is for 2 dozen cookies. How many times bigger is she making than the recipe? 6 dozen divided by 2 dozen is 3. 6/2 = 3. She wants to make 3 times the recipe, so she needs to use 3 times the flour.

3 * 2.5 = 7.5

Answer 2

The answer is D. Seven and a half