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Stephanie has a recipe that calls for 2/3 tablespoons of vanilla to make 3 1/2 dozen cookies

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Answer:

4/21 tablespoons of vanilla

Explanation:

Let's have the ratios:

  • 2/3 tablespoons of vanilla per 3 1/2 dozen cookies
  • x tablespoons of vanilla per 1 dozen of cookies

It is solved by cross multiplication as:

  • 2/3 × 1 = 3 1/2 × x
  • 2/3 = 7/2x
  • x = 2/3 ÷ 7/2
  • x = 2/3 × 2/7
  • x = 4/21

4/21 tablespoons of vanilla needed for 1 dozen of cookies

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