Question

when Mrs. Smith makes chocolate-chip cookies, she uses 3/8 cup of chocolate chips for every 2 cups of flour. How many cups of chocolate chips would she use for 12 cups of flour?

Answer 1

`\text{For 2 cups of flour, she uses }(3)/(8)\text{ cup of chocolate chips}`

In 12 cups of flour,we are going to have 2 cups of flour in six(6) places.

Thus, for 12 cups of flour, Mrs Smith will use:

`\begin{gathered} (3)/(8)*6\text{ cup of chocolate chips} \\ \Rightarrow(18)/(8)=\frac{9}{4\text{ }}cup\text{ of chocolate chips} \end{gathered}`