Question

Consider a cookie recipe in which 1 space bevelled 1 half cups of chocolate chips are needed to make 25 cookies. LaTonya wants to double the number of cookies. How many cups of chocolate chips should she use?

Answer 1

To double the number of cookies, LaTonya should use 3 cups of chocolate chips.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many cups of chocolate chips LaTonya should use to double the number of cookies, we can use a proportion. The original recipe calls for 1 and a half cups of chocolate chips for 25 cookies.

So, the ratio of chocolate chips to cookies is 1.5 cups/25 cookies.

To double the number of cookies, we need to find how many cups of chocolate chips are needed for 50 cookies. Using the proportion, we set up:

1.5 cups / 25 cookies = x cups / 50 cookies

Cross-multiply to solve for x:

x = (1.5 cups * 50 cookies) / 25 cookies

= 3 cups

Therefore, LaTonya should use 3 cups of chocolate chips to double the number of cookies.