Question

Louis is making chocolate chip cookies the recipe calls for 1/8 cups of almonds for every 3/4 cups of chocolate chip if Louis uses 3 cups of chocolate chips, how many cups of almond will he need round to the nearest 10th

Answer 1

To determine how many cups of almonds Louis will need when using 3 cups of chocolate chips, we can set up the following proportion based on the original recipe:

The recipe states:
1/8 cup of almonds for every 3/4 cup of chocolate chips.

First, we need to find out how many times 3/4 cups fits into 3 cups of chocolate chips:

\[
\text{Number of 3/4 cups in 3 cups} = \frac{3 \text{ cups}}{3/4 \text{ cup}} = 3 \div \frac{3}{4} = 3 \times \frac{4}{3} = 4
\]

This means that 3 cups of chocolate chips is equivalent to 4 servings of 3/4 cups.

Next, since each serving requires 1/8 cup of almonds, we can find the total amount of almonds needed:

\[
\text{Total almonds} = 4 \times \frac{1}{8} \text{ cups} = \frac{4}{8} \text{ cups} = \frac{1}{2} \text{ cups}
\]

So, Louis will need 1/2 cup of almonds.

Rounding to the nearest tenth:

\[
\frac{1}{2} = 0.5
\]

Thus, Louis will need **0.5 cups** of almonds.