Question

Theo wants to use a cookie recipe

that makes 36 cookies, but he wants
to increase the number of cookies to
54. If the recipe calls for 2 cups
of sugar, how much sugar should
he use?

Answer 1

1

1

3

cups

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a ratio question. If we are comparing the ratios, we could say

24

36

=

x

2

where x = the amount of sugar to make 24 cookies.

We can multiply both sides by 2 to cancel the 2 on the right, making

24

(

2

)

36

=

x

.

Simplify this and we get

48

36

and eventually

4

3

or

1

1

3

.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

You want to do 36/2 then figure out how many time that number goes into 54 and then that’s your answer for how many cups of sugar he should use.

Hope that helps!!

The answer is 3