Question

A recipe that makes 16 cookies calls for 1/4cup of sugar and 2/3cup of flour. Janelle wants toproportionally increase these amounts to get a new recipe using one cup of sugar.

a. Using the new recipe, how much flour should she use?
b. How many cookies can she make with the new recipe?

Answer 1

16 cookies : 1/4 cup of sugar : 2/3 cup of flour
(x4) (x4) (x4)
64 cookies : 1 cup of sugar : 2 2/3 cup of flour

(a) She will need 2 2/3 cup of flour.
(b) She can make 64 cookies.