To find out how many cups of almonds Luis needs for 3 cups of chocolate chips, we can set up a proportion based on the recipe.
The recipe calls for:
- 1/8 cup of almonds for every 3/4 cup of chocolate chips.
First, calculate how many times 3 cups of chocolate chips is equivalent to the 3/4 cup in the recipe:
\[ \frac{3 \text{ cups}}{\frac{3}{4} \text{ cup}} = 3 \div \frac{3}{4} = 3 \times \frac{4}{3} = 4 \]
This means Luis is using 4 times the amount of chocolate chips compared to the recipe.
Now, we will find the amount of almonds needed by multiplying the amount in the recipe by 4:
\[ 4 \times \frac{1}{8} \text{ cup of almonds} = \frac{4}{8} \text{ cup of almonds} = \frac{1}{2} \text{ cup of almonds} = 0.5 \text{ cup of almonds} \]
So, Luis will need 0.5 cup of almonds.
The correct response is: 0.5 cup
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