Jennie is making popcorn. The recipe calls for 1/2 cup of butter, 3 tablespoons of kernels, and 1 teaspoon of salt. If she uses 10 tablespoons of kernels, how much butter does she need? Round to the nearest hundredth.

Jennie needs 1/2 cup of butter for 3 tablespoons of kernels.

She needs (1/2) / 3 = 1/6 cup of butter per tablespoon of kernels.
Thus, for 10 tablespoons of kernels, she needs 10 * (1/6) = <<10*(1/6)=1.6666666666666667>>1.67 cups of butter. Answer: \boxed{1.67}.

Did you know?

Did you know that cooking measurements can be adjusted to suit your taste and preferences? In this scenario, Jennie is making popcorn and the original recipe calls for 3 tablespoons of kernels and 1/2 cup of butter. However, she decides to use 10 tablespoons of kernels instead. If we want to know how much butter she should use in this case, we can use a proportion. By adjusting the amount of kernels to around triple the original amount, Jennie will also need to adjust the amount of butter accordingly. Calculating the adjusted ratio, we find that Jennie would need approximately 1.67 cups of butter (rounded to the nearest hundredth) to match the increased amount of kernels. Remember, when cooking, you can experiment with the amounts of ingredients to find the perfect combination that suits your taste buds!