A cookie recipe calls for 3 eggs and makes 48 cookies. About how many eggs would you need to make 216 cookies?
To find the number of eggs needed to make 216 cookies, we can set up a proportion using the ratio of cookies to eggs.
48 cookies / 3 eggs = 216 cookies / x eggs
Cross-multiplying gives us:
48 * x = 3 * 216
Simplifying the equation:
48x = 648
Dividing both sides by 48:
x = 13.5
Therefore, you would need 13.5 eggs (or approximately 14 eggs) to make 216 cookies.