Question

a recipe for cookies requires 2/3 cup of butter . Rama wants to make 3/4 of the receipe. how many cups of butter should Rama use to make the cookies

Answer 1

you have to change 2/3 to a decimal which is 0.66 then 3/4 which is 0.75 then divide

which = to 0.66/0.75=0.88

Answer 2

1 recipe needs 2/3 cups

To make 3/4 of the recipe, he needs 3/4 of 2/3 of the butter
3/4 x 2/3 = 1/2 cups

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Answer: Rama needs 1/2 cup of butter to make 3/4 of the recipe.
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