A recipe for 2 dozen cookies calls for 1 1/3 cups of flour how much flour would be needed to make 5 dozen cookies
To determine how much flour would be needed to make 5 dozen cookies, we can use a proportion.
First, let's find the ratio of cookies to flour in the original recipe. The recipe for 2 dozen cookies calls for 1 1/3 cups of flour. We can write this as a fraction:
(1 1/3 cups)/(2 dozen)
Next, we can set up a proportion to find the amount of flour needed for 5 dozen cookies:
(1 1/3 cups)/(2 dozen) = x cups/(5 dozen)
To solve for x (the amount of flour needed for 5 dozen cookies), we can cross-multiply:
(1 1/3 cups) * (5 dozen) = (2 dozen) * x cups
To simplify this calculation, let's convert the fractions to a common denominator. The whole number 1 can be written as 3/3:
(4/3 cups) * (5 dozen) = (2 dozen) * x cups
Now, let's simplify the equation by multiplying:
(20/3) dozen = (2 dozen) * x cups
To solve for x, we can now divide both sides of the equation by (2 dozen):
(20/3) dozen / (2 dozen) = x cups
(20/3) / 2 = x
x = 10/3 cups
Therefore, to make 5 dozen cookies, you would need 10/3 cups of flour.
Let's use a proportion.
(1 1/3)/2 - x/5
Cross multiply and solve for x.