Question

Luis is making chocolate chip cookies. the recipe calls for 1/8 cup of almonds for every 3/4 cup of chocolate chips.

Answer 1

To understand the relationship between almonds and chocolate chips in Luis's cookie recipe, let's analyze the ratio given:

- For every **3/4 cup** of chocolate chips, he needs **1/8 cup** of almonds.

We can express this ratio in a more comprehensible form.

1. First, let's determine how many times 3/4 cup fits into a larger measurement of chocolate chips. For example, if we want to find how many almonds are needed for 1 cup of chocolate chips:

- \( 1 \text{ cup of chocolate chips} = \frac{4}{3} \times (3/4 \text{ cup}) \)

2. So, to find how many almond cups needed for 1 cup of chocolate chips, we multiply the almond requirement by this factor:

\[
\text{Almonds required} = \frac{4}{3} \times \frac{1}{8} \text{ cup of almonds} = \frac{4}{24} = \frac{1}{6} \text{ cup of almonds}
\]

Thus, for every cup of chocolate chips, Luis would need **1/6 cup of almonds**.

If you need to find out the amount of almonds for a different quantity of chocolate chips, just use the original ratio:

- For every **3/4 cup** of chocolate chips, use **1/8 cup** of almonds.

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