Question

A monster cookie recipe calls for 2 cups of chocolate chips, 1 cup of nuts and 3 cups of oatmeal. Mary has 9 cups each of oatmeal, chocolate chips, and nuts. If Mary repeats this exact recipe as many times as possible, how many cups of chocolate chips will she use?

A.
2 cups


B.
4 cups


C.
6 cups


D.
8 cups

Answer 1

B. 4 cups will be needed.

Answer 2

the answer is c 6 cups and thats because if she has 2 cups of chocolate chips and it takes 3 cups of oatmeal to make the recipe and she has 9 cups which is 3 times 3 so take that and add times 3 to everything else and you get 2 cups chocolate chips 3 cups of nuts and 9 cups of oatmeal