Solve. A brownie recipe calls for 4 cups of sugar and yields 24 brownies. How much sugar will be needed to make 3 dozen brownies?
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24 Brownies (4 cups of sugar)
2 dozen = 4 cups
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Ration cups/ number of brownies
4/ 24 = 1 /6 (It means a cup per 6 brownies or two cups per dozen)
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1/ 6= x / 12*3
x = 12*3 / 6
x= 2*3
x= 6
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Answer
To make 3 dozen brownies will be needed 6 cups of sugar