Question

You need 3 sticks of butter for every 24 cookies you bake.

Complete the table using equivalent ratios.
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Answer 1

The answer to your question is 2 sticks of butter, 40 cookies

Explanation:

To solve this problem we must use ratios and proportions

The first ratio is 3 : 24 we will use it to calculate the other portions.

a)

3 : 24 :: x : 16

-Solve for x

x = (16 x 3) / 24

x = 48 / 24

x = 2 sticks of butter

b) 3 : 24 :: 5 : x

-Solve for x

x = (24 x 5) / 3

x = 120 / 3

x = 40 cookies