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You're making dessert, but your recipe needs adjustment. Your sugar cookie recipemakes 2 dozen cookies, but you need 3 dozen cookies. If the recipe requires 114cups ofsugar, 12teaspoon of salt, and 34cup of coarse sugar, how much of each of theseingredients are necessary for 3 dozen cookies? Simplify your answer. SHOW YOUR WORK.Answer: _______________ cup(s) sugar_______________ teaspoon(s) salt_______________ cup(s) coarse sug

You're making dessert, but your recipe needs adjustment. Your sugar cookie recipemakes-example-1

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Given re

cepie for 2 dozen cookies are,

1 1/4 of sugar, 1/2 teaspoom of salt and 3/4 cup of coarse sugar.

For 3 dozen of cookies,

Sugar required is


(3)/(2)*(5)/(4)=(15)/(8)

Salt required is


(3)/(2)*(1)/(2)=(3)/(4)

Coarse sugar required is


(3)/(2)*(3)/(4)=(9)/(8)

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