Luis is making chocolate chip cookies. The recipe calls for 1/8 cups of almonds for every 3/4 cups of chocolate chips. If Luis uses 3 cups of chocolate chips, how many cups of almonds will he need? round to the nearest tenth.
I apologize for the mistake. Since the recipe calls for 1/8 cups of almonds for every 3/4 cups of chocolate chips, we can calculate the proportion of almonds to chocolate chips.
1/8 cups of almonds / 3/4 cups of chocolate chips = x cups of almonds / 3 cups of chocolate chips
To find x, we can cross multiply:
1/8 * 3 = 3/4 * x
3/8 = 3x/4
Multiplying both sides by 4 to eliminate the fraction gives us:
(4/8) * 3 = 3x
3/2 = 3x
To solve for x, divide both sides by 3:
3/6 = x
Simplifying gives us x = 1/2.
Therefore, Luis will need approximately 0.5 cups of almonds (rounded to the nearest tenth). Answer: \boxed{0.5}.
To find out how many cups of almonds Luis will need, we can set up a proportion.
First, we know that 1/8 cups of almonds is equivalent to 3/4 cups of chocolate chips.
Let's set up the proportion using the information given:
(1/8) / (3/4) = x / 3
Now, we can cross multiply to solve for x:
(1/8)*(3) = (3/4)*x
3/8 = 3x/4
Next, we can simplify the equation by multiplying both sides by 4 to get rid of the fraction:
(4)*(3/8) = (3/4)*(4)*(x/3)
12/8 = x
x = 12/8
By dividing 12 by 8, we find that x is equal to 1.5.
Therefore, Luis will need 1.5 cups of almonds. Rounding to the nearest tenth, Luis will need 1.5 cups of almonds. Answer: \boxed{1.5}.