Question

A recipe for cookies calls for 4 cups of flour, half as much sugar as flour, and half as much butter as sugar. How many cups of butter will you need if you double the recipe? (Hint: Half of an amount is the same as dividing the amount by 2)

Answer 1

Well since you have duble the recipe then its=s:

8/2=4/2=2/2=1

well it's 1!

Answer 2

If the sugar is half of the flour (4 cups) there are 2 cups of sugar. If the butter is half the sugar (2 cups) the recipe will need 1 cup of butter.