Luis is making chocolate chip cookies. The recipe calls for 18 cup of almonds for every 34 cup of chocolate chips. If Luis uses 3 cups of chocolate chips, how many cups of almonds will he need? Round to the nearest tenth.(1 point) Responses 0.4 cup 0.4 cup 18.0 cups 18.0 cups 0.8 cup 0.8 cup 0.5 cup
To find the number of cups of almonds Luis will need, we can create a proportion using the ratio given in the recipe.
Let x be the number of cups of almonds needed.
We have the proportion:
18 cups almonds / 34 cups chocolate chips = x cups almonds / 3 cups chocolate chips
Cross-multiplying, we get:
18 cups almonds * 3 cups chocolate chips = 34 cups chocolate chips * x cups almonds
54 cups almond chips = 34 cups chocolate chips * x cups almonds
Dividing both sides by 34 cups chocolate chips:
54 cups almond chips / 34 cups chocolate chips = x cups almonds
Simplifying, we get:
1.588 cups almond chips = x cups almonds
Rounded to the nearest tenth, Luis will need approximately 1.6 cups of almonds.