Question

You need 3 sticks of butter for every 24 cookies you bake.

Answer 1

Answer:

Sticks of butter               Number of cookies

        3                                           24

        2                                            16

        5                                              32

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer to your question is 2 sticks of butter, 40 cookies

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem we must use ratios and proportions

The first ratio is   3 : 24 we will use it to calculate the other portions.

a)

              3 : 24 :: x  :  16        

-Solve for x

             x = (16 x 3) / 24

             x = 48 / 24

             x = 2 sticks of butter

b)           3  :  24 :: 5  :  x

-Solve for x

             x = (24 x 5) / 3

             x = 120 / 3

             x = 40 cookies