A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour to make 2 dozen cookies. Use the proportion to calculate how much flour is needed to make 6 dozen cookies.
2 cups/2 dozen= x cups/6 dozen
A. 2 cups
B. 4 cups
C. 6 cups
D. 12 cups
Is the answer C?
yes correct
Anynomous is wrong its A i just took the practive quiz
To solve this problem, we can use a proportion to determine how much flour is needed to make 6 dozen cookies.
The given proportion is:
2 cups / 2 dozen = x cups / 6 dozen
To find the value of x, we need to cross-multiply and solve for x. Here's how we can do it:
First, simplify the proportion by canceling out the common factors on both sides:
2 cups / 2 dozen = x cups / 6 dozen
1 cup / 1 dozen = x cups / 3 dozen (simplifying 2/2 to 1/1 and dividing both sides by 2)
Now, cross-multiply and solve for x:
1 cup * 3 dozen = x cups * 1 dozen
3 cups = x cups
Therefore, the amount of flour needed to make 6 dozen cookies is 3 cups (option: D).