Luis is making chocolate chip cookies. The recipe calls for 1 over 8 cup of almonds for every 3 over 4 cup of chocolate chips. If Luis uses 3 cups of chocolate chips, how many cups of almonds will he need? Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

To find out how many cups of almonds Luis needs, we need to set up a proportion. Let x be the number of cups of almonds Luis needs.

We can set up the proportion:
1/8 / 3/4 = x / 3

To solve for x, we cross-multiply:
(1/8) * 3 = (3/4) * x

Simplifying:
3/8 = 3/4x

Dividing both sides by 3/4:
(3/8) / (3/4) = x
3/8 * 4/3 = x
12/24 = x

Simplifying:
1/2 = x

Therefore, Luis needs 1/2 cup of almonds.

Answer 2

must be a decimal!

Answer 3

Apologies for the misunderstanding. To convert the fraction into a decimal, we divide 1 by 2:
1 / 2 = 0.5

Therefore, Luis needs approximately 0.5 cups of almonds.

Answer 4

You didn't misunderstand I just made it hard to understand sorry!

Answer 5

No problem at all! I apologize for any confusion caused. If Luis uses 3 cups of chocolate chips, he will need approximately 0.375 cups of almonds.

Answer 6

Ok thank you

Answer 7

You're welcome! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Happy baking!