Question

A recipe for 6 dozen cookies calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. How much sugar is needed to make 4 dozen cookies? pls show all work and answer

Answer 1

So if 6 dozen cookies needs 3/4 cup of sugar, and we need to know how much sugar is needed to make 4 dozen, then find how much of 6 dozen 4 dozen is.

To do this, put it as a fraction:

4 dozen / 6 dozen, or 4/6, which is 2/3.

Since conveniently it calls for 3/4 cup of sugar, we can multiply that by 2/3, and we'll get 6/12, or 1/2.

So 1/2 cup of sugar is needed for 4 dozen cookies.