Theo wants to use a cookie recipe that makes 36 cookies but he wants to reduce the numbers of cookies to 24. if the recipe specifies using 2 cups of sugar how much sugar would he use

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Dash

27 October, 16:34

Theo wants to use a cookie recipe that makes 36 cookies but he wants to reduce the numbers of cookies to 24. if the recipe specifies using 2 cups of sugar how much sugar would he use

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Reuben Rios · Answer 1

One hack is 36 times 2/3=24 so 2 times 2/3=4/3 cups needed, but ok, ratio and proptoin

cookies:sugar=36:2

36/2=24/?

times both sides by 2?

36?=48

divide both sides by 36

?=48/36

?=24/18

?=12/9

?=4/3

1 and 1/3 cups