Question

Jay uses 2 cups of flour to make 18 cookies. How much flour will he need for 60 cookies. Please explain.

Answer 1

about 7 cups

Explanation:

if he uses 2 cups for 18 cookies, then he uses 1 cup for 9 cookies. the closest whole number you can get is 63 (9 x 7) so he will need about 7 cups of flour for 60 cookies. hope this helps! :)