Question

A sugar cookie recipe calls for 3½ cups of flour to make 4 dozen cookies. How much flour is needed to make 24 cookies?

Answer 1

x/24 = 3.5/(4*12)
x/24 = 7/96
x = 7/4 = 1 3/4

makes sense, since 24 is half of 4 dozen, and 1 3/4 is half of 3 1/2