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Mrs. Strickland's famous peanut butter cookies call for 1 cup of peanut butter for every 1/2 of a cup of oil. Today, she wants to make a huge batch with 1 cup of oil. How much peanut butter should she use?​

User Layman
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2 Answers

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Answer:

the anwser is 2

Explanation:

Find the ratio of peanut butter to oil. Divide 1 cup of peanut butter by

1

2

of a cup of oil.

To divide by

1

2

, multiply by its reciprocal, 2.

1

2

= 12

= 2

Mrs. Mills uses 2 cups of peanut butter per cup of oil. So, Mrs. Mills should use 2 cups of peanut butter with 1 cup of oil.

User Halfelf
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Answer:

i swear the audacity of todays youth...

Explanation:

Please do your math if you need to ask for an answer on here, but here it is

Ratio - 1:1/2

Big batch 1 cup of oil, refer back to our ratio.

2 cups of peanut butter and 1 cup of oil 2:1

Answer is 2:1

please please do your math and get smarter.

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