If you made 3 1/2 dozen cookies and used 7 7/8 cups of flour, how much flour do you use for each dozen
7 7/8 = 63/8
3 1/2 = 7/2
(63/8) / (7/2)
(63/8) * (2/7) = 126/56 = 2 1/4 cups
To find out how much flour is used for each dozen cookies, we can follow these steps:
Step 1: Determine the total number of cookies
3 1/2 dozen cookies means there are 3 whole dozens (3 x 12 = 36 cookies) and an additional 1/2 dozen (1/2 x 12 = 6 cookies). So, you made a total of 36 + 6 = 42 cookies.
Step 2: Calculate the amount of flour used per cookie
To find the amount of flour used per cookie, we need to divide the total amount of flour used (7 7/8 cups) by the total number of cookies (42).
First, we need to convert the fraction 7/8 to a decimal. To do that, we divide 7 by 8: 7 ÷ 8 = 0.875
Now, we add the whole number (7) to the decimal (0.875) to get the total amount of flour in decimal form: 7 + 0.875 = 7.875 cups.
Finally, we divide the total amount of flour (7.875 cups) by the number of cookies (42):
7.875 ÷ 42 = 0.1875 cups.
So, you would use approximately 0.1875 cups of flour for each cookie.