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A banana bread recipe calls for 3/4 cup butter. One tablespoon equals 1/16 cup. How many tablespoons of butter are needed to make the banan bread?

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We're finding the equivalent value to 3/4. So 3/4 would be equal to or equivalent to 12/16. We know this because 12/16 simplified = 3/4. So since 3/4 is equal to 12/16, that means it would take us 12 tablespoons of butter to make the banana bread.

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Answer:

There are needed 12 tablespoons of butter to make the banana bread.

Explanation:

  • The recipe calls for 3/4 cups of butter.
  • One tablespoon equals 1/16 cup.

To solve this problem, we just need to use the rule of three. If one tablespoon equals 1/16 cups, how many tablespoons would be 3/4 cups:


x=(3)/(4) \ cups \ (1 \ tablespoon)/((1)/(16) \ cups ) \\x=(3)/(4) * (16)/(1) \ tablespoon\\ x= 12 \ tablespoon

Therefore, there are needed 12 tablespoons of butter to make the banana bread.

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