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  • 06-02-2017
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Theo wants to use a cookie recipe that makes 36 cookies but he wants to reduce the number of cookies to 24. If the recipe specifies using 2 cups of sugar, how much sugar should he use?

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  • 06-02-2017

Set up a proportion 36/2=24/x
Cross multiply: 48=36x
Solve for x: x=4/3 cups of sugar

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