Question

A recipe calls for 8 ounces of butter and 3 otnces of chocolate. If I reduce the

recipe to use only 6 ounces of butter, how much chocolate should I use?

Answer 1

1 oz of chocolate
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Answer 2

you should use 1 ounce of chocolate to 6 ounces of butter

Explanation:

if you are going from 8 ounces to 6 ounces of butter you are subtracting 2 ounces. to even it out you should use two ounces less of chocolate, leaving 1 ounce of chocolate to be used