Question

Carey baked 10 cookies with 2 scoops of flour. With 3 scoops of flour, how many cookies can Carey bake? Solve using unit rates.

Answer 1

Hey there

Carey baked 10 cookies with 2 scoops of flour. With 2 scoops of flour she can bake 10 cookies. To solve the problem you have to find out how many she can bake with one scoop of flour.

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Calculations

To find how many she bakes with 1 scoop of flour you have to divide.
10 ÷ 2 = 5

1 scoop of flour = 5 cookies

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Since one scoop is 5 cookies to get the answer of 3 scoops you have to multiply by 3.

5 x 3 = 15
3 scoops of flour = 15 cookies


1 scoop = 5 cookies
2 scoops = 10 cookies
3 scoops = 15 cookies

Answer 2

First find out how many cookies one scoop of flour can make
If 2 scoops make 10
Then 1 scoop is --- 10/2
Which is 5
3 scoops of flour make
5*3=15