Question

A chocolate chip cookie recipe requires four and two thirds cups of flour to one cup of chocolate chips. If one and three quarters cups of flour is used, what quantity of chocolate chips will be needed, according to the recipe?

Answer 1

4 2/3 cup of flour = 1 cup of chocolate chips

1 3/4 cup of flour = x cup of chocolate chips

1 3/4 / 4 2/3 = 7/4 / 14/3 = 7/4 x 3/14 = 21/56 = 3/8

they would need 3/8 cup of chocolate chips