Question

ORATIOS. PROPORTIONS, AND PERCENTSWord problem on mixed number proportionsBobbi vEsperA chocolate chip cookie recipe requires one and one thirdcups of flour to one cup of chocolate chips. If three and two thirds cups of flour is used, what quantityof chocolate chips will be needed, according to the recipe?0808Х5?D

Answer 1

two and three quarter cups of chocolate chips will be needed aoccording the the recipe

Step-by-step explanation:

Recipe for a chocolate chip cookie

one and one third cups of flour = 1 cup of chocolate

`\begin{gathered} 1(1)/(3)\text{ cups of flour = 1 cup of chocolate} \\ \text{Thr}ee\text{ two thirds cups used =3( }(2)/(3)) \\ \end{gathered}`

`\begin{gathered} \text{Let the number of quantity for the chocolate }\chi ps\text{ = y} \\ \frac{4}{3\text{ }}cups\text{ = 1 cup of chocolate} \\ 3((2)/(3))\text{ = y} \\ \text{cross multiply:} \\ y(\frac{4}{3\text{ }})\text{ =3}((2)/(3))\text{ (1)} \\ (4y)/(3)\text{ = }(11)/(3) \\ 4y\text{ =1}1 \\ y\text{ = 11/4} \\ y\text{ = 2 3/4} \end{gathered}`

Hence, two and three quarter cups of chocolate chips will be needed aoccording the the recipe