Question

2. Recipe uses ½ c butter, 4 tablespoons kernels, and 1 tsp salt. If you use 10 tbs kernels, how much butter will you need?

Answer 1

To find out how much butter will be needed when using 10 tablespoons of kernels, we can set up a proportion.

The original recipe calls for 4 tablespoons of kernels and 1/2 cup of butter. So, for every 4 tablespoons of kernels, we need 1/2 cup of butter.

Let's set up the proportion:

4 tablespoons kernels / 1/2 cup butter = 10 tablespoons kernels / x

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply and then divide:

4 * x = 1/2 * 10
4x = 5
x = 5/4
x = 1.25

Therefore, when using 10 tablespoons of kernels, you will need 1.25 cups of butter.