This recipe makes 20 cupcakes. Deepak only wants to make 15 cupcakes. How much of each ingredient does he need? Recipe: Makes 20

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2 years ago

15

cupcakes 10 ounces butter 12 ounces sugar 8 ounces flour 4 eggs

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VashaNatasha [74] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-17T22:55:34+03:00

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Answer:

9.6 ounces of butter, 8 ounces of sugar, 12 ounces of flour, 4 eggs

Explanation: 20 / 16 = 4/5. 16 is four-fifths of 20. So multiply 4/5 with everything.

12 * 4/5 = 9.6 ounces

10 * 4/5 = 8 ounces

15 * 4/5 = 12 ounces

5 * 4/5 = 4 eggs