A cookie recipe calls for 1/4 cup of brown sugar for one batch of 24 cookies. How many cups of brown sugar would be needed to bake 144 cookies?
0.25 (144/24) = ?
188
To calculate how many cups of brown sugar would be needed to bake 144 cookies, we first need to figure out the ratio of brown sugar to cookies.
In the given recipe, 1 batch of 24 cookies requires 1/4 cup of brown sugar. So, we can set up the following ratio:
1 batch of 24 cookies = 1/4 cup of brown sugar
To find out how much brown sugar is needed for 144 cookies, we can set up a proportion using this ratio.
Let's denote the unknown amount of brown sugar required for 144 cookies as "x" cups. The proportion can be written as:
1/4 cup / 24 cookies = x cups / 144 cookies
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:
24 * x = 1/4 * 144
Simplifying the right side, we have:
24x = 36
Finally, divide both sides by 24:
x = 36 / 24
x = 1.5
Therefore, 1.5 cups of brown sugar would be needed to bake 144 cookies.
To find out how many cups of brown sugar would be needed to bake 144 cookies, we can use proportions.
Since the recipe calls for 1/4 cup of brown sugar for a batch of 24 cookies, we can set up the following proportion:
(1/4 cup) / (24 cookies) = (x cups) / (144 cookies)
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply and then divide:
(1/4) * (144) = x
36 = x
Therefore, you would need 36 cups of brown sugar to bake 144 cookies.