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Ann wants to make cookies, but she only has 2 eggs and the recipe calls for 3. If the recipe calls for 3 cups of flour, 1 cup of sugar, and 1/2 cup of butter, how many cups of butter will she need to use?
A. 1/6
B. 1/5
C. 1/4
D. 1/3
E. 5/12
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A. 1/6
B. 1/5
C. 1/4
D. 1/3
E. 5/12
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For 3 eggs she needs 1/2 cup of butter.
For 2 eggs she needs 1/3 cup of butter.
OPTION: D
For 2 eggs she needs 1/3 cup of butter.
OPTION: D
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Ratio of eggs:butter in recipe is 3 : (1/2) = 6 : 1
For 2 eggs, the ratio will be 6/3 : 1/3 = 2 : 1/3
She will need to use 1/3 cups of butter.
Answer (D)
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We can deduce that for 3 eggs she has to 1/2 cups of butter so for 1 egg it would be 1/6 butter and for 2 eggs it would be 1/3 option D...
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Question:
Ann wants to make cookies, but she only has 2 eggs and the recipe calls for 3. If the recipe calls for 3 cups of flour, 1 cup of sugar, and 1/2 cup of butter, how many cups of butter will she need to use?
A. 1/6
B. 1/5
C. 1/4
D. 1/3
E. 5/12
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Answer:
Since 2/3rd of the raw material is being used in terms of eggs, a proportionate reduction in all raw materials is called for
Hence amount of butter to be used is also 2/3rd of what was in the recipe
2/3 x 1/2 = 1/3
And D
Ann wants to make cookies, but she only has 2 eggs and the recipe calls for 3. If the recipe calls for 3 cups of flour, 1 cup of sugar, and 1/2 cup of butter, how many cups of butter will she need to use?
A. 1/6
B. 1/5
C. 1/4
D. 1/3
E. 5/12
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Answer:
Since 2/3rd of the raw material is being used in terms of eggs, a proportionate reduction in all raw materials is called for
Hence amount of butter to be used is also 2/3rd of what was in the recipe
2/3 x 1/2 = 1/3
And D
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