Question

A recipe for cookies requires 1/3 cup of butter. Mila wants to make 3/4 of the recipe. How many cups of butter should Mila use to make the cookies? Don't forget to simplify.

Answer 1

Given:

A recipe for cookies requires
`(1)/(3)` cup of butter.

Mila wants to make
`(3)/(4)` of the recipe.

To find:

The number of cups of butter should Mila use to make the cookies.

Solution:

It is given that,

A recipe for cookies requires
`(1)/(3)` cup of butter.

`(3)/(4)` of the recipe requires
`(3)/(4)* (1)/(3)` cup of butter.

Now,

`\text{Required cups of butter}=(3)/(4)* (1)/(3)`

`\text{Required cups of butter}=(3)/(12)`

`\text{Required cups of butter}=(1)/(4)`

Therefore,
`(1)/(4)` cups of butter is required.