Question

Marie has a recipe that calla for 2 1/4 cups of flour for 3 dozen cookies. How much would show needs to make 60 cookies

A. 4 Cups
B. 3 3/4
C. 3 1/2
D. 3 1/3​

Answer 1

Note:

Dozen = 12

3 dozen = 3 • 12 = 36

2 1/4 cups of flour = 36 cookies


Now let’s figure out how much flour Marie needs for 1 cookie:

2 1/4 divided by 36 = 1/16

She needs 1/16 cups of flower for 1 cookie.

Now we need to find out how much she needs to 60 cookies:

1/16 • 60 = 15/4 = 3 3/4

Your answer is B. 3 3/4


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Answer 2

3 3/4 cups flour

Explanation:

If Marie needs 2.25 cups of flour for 36 dozen cookies, then our equations would be:

2.25f = 36

f = 16

3.75f = 60