Question

Jennie is making popcorn. The recipe calls for 1/2 cup of butter, 3 tablespoons of kernels, and 1 teaspoon of salt. If she uses 10 tablespoons of kernels, how much butter does she need? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. (1 point)
Responses

1.50
1.50

3.33
3.33

1.66
1.66

1.67

Answer 1

If the recipe calls for 3 tablespoons of kernels, but Jennie wants to use 10 tablespoons of kernels, this means she wants to make 10/3 times the original recipe.

To find out how much butter she needs, we multiply 1/2 cup of butter by 10/3:

(1/2)*(10/3) = 10/6 = 1.67

So, Jennie needs 1.67 cups of butter.

Therefore, the correct answer is 1.67.