Question

need help on this math problem: Ana found a cookie recipe that requires 1/2 cup of coconut oil to be used instead of butter. The recipe makes a total of 100 cookies. The problem is that Ana only wants make 25 cookies. Explain to Ana how much coconut oil she will need to use in an adjusted recipe to make 25 cookies instead of 100 cookies.

Answer 1

25 is 25% of 100
Therefore you need to find 1/4 (25%) of 1/2
1/4 of 1/2 is .125 or 1/8

Answer =
`(1)/(8)` of a cup