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
will she use?
To find out, we can set up a proportion:
3 tablespoons of kernels = 1/2 cup of butter
Let x be the amount of butter used in 10 tablespoons of kernels.
x/10 = (1/2) / 3
Simplifying the right side of the equation:
x/10 = 1/6
Multiplying both sides by 10:
x = 10/6
Simplifying the fraction:
x = 5/3
Therefore, Jennie will use 5/3 cups of butter if she uses 10 tablespoons of kernels.