Luis is making chocolate chip cookies. The recipe calls for 1/8 cup of almonds for every 3/4 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
To determine how many cups of almonds Luis will need, we can use the given ratio between almonds and chocolate chips.
First, we need to find the ratio between almonds and chocolate chips in terms of cups. The ratio is 1/8 cup of almonds for every 3/4 cup of chocolate chips.
Next, we can set up a proportion to solve for the number of cups of almonds needed:
(1/8 cup of almonds) / (3/4 cup of chocolate chips) = (x cups of almonds) / (3 cups of chocolate chips)
We can cross multiply to solve for x:
(1/8) * (3 cups) = (3/4) * (x cups)
3/8 = 3x/4
To isolate x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 4:
4 * (3/8) = 3x
12/8 = 3x
3/2 = 3x
1/2 = x
Therefore, Luis will need 0.5 cups of almonds to make 3 cups of chocolate chips (rounded to the nearest tenth).
To calculate how many cups of almonds Luis will need, we can set up a proportion using the given ratio:
1/8 cup of almonds / 3/4 cup of chocolate chips = X cups of almonds / 3 cups of chocolate chips
First, let's simplify the fractions:
1/8 / 3/4 = 1/8 * 4/3 = 4/24 = 1/6
Now we have:
1/6 = X/3
To solve for X, we can cross-multiply:
X = 3 * 1/6 = 3/6 = 0.5
Therefore, Luis will need approximately 0.5 cups of almonds. Rounding to the nearest tenth, this would be 0.5 cups.
According to the given recipe, for every 3/4 cup of chocolate chips, 1/8 cup of almonds is needed.
To find out how many cups of almonds Luis will need, we can set up a proportion.
Let x be the number of cups of almonds Luis will need.
(1/8) / (3/4) = x / 3
To solve for x, we can cross multiply:
3 * (1/8) = (3/4) * x
3/8 = (3/4) * x
To get rid of the denominator 4, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 4:
(4) * (3/8) = (4/1) * [(3/4) * x]
(12/8) = 3x
To get rid of the numerator 8, we can divide both sides of the equation by 8:
(12/8) / (3/1) = x
12/8 = 4
x = 1.5
Therefore, Luis will need 1.5 cups of almonds. Rounded to the nearest tenth, this is equal to 1.5 cups. Answer: \boxed{1.5}.