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 your answer to the nearest hundredth. (1 point)

Question

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 your answer to the nearest hundredth. (1 point)

Responses

3.33

1.50

1.66

1.67

Answer 1

Since the recipe calls for 3 tablespoons of kernels and Jennie is using 10 tablespoons, she is using 10/3 = 3.33 times the amount of kernels required.

Therefore, she would need 3.33 * 1/2 = 1.67 cups of butter. Rounding this to the nearest hundredth, the answer is 1.67.

So the correct answer is 1.67.