Question

A recipe for 60 cookies calls for 1 pound of butter. How much butter is needed to make 2 dozen cookies? Write answer as a fraction using /, or decimal.

Answer 1

Answer:0.4 lbs of butter

Explanation:

60/12 is 5

That is how many dozens that use 1 pound of butter

Then 1/5 is 0.2

That is how much pounds of butter is in one dozen

0.2*2 is 0.4

That is two dozens