Luis is making chocolate chip cookies. The recipe calls for 1/8 cup of almonds for every 3/4 cup of chocolate chips. If Luis uses 3 cups of chocolate chips, how many cups of almonds will he need? (1 point)

Answer 1

To determine how many cups of almonds Luis will need for 3 cups of chocolate chips, we start with the ratio given in the recipe. The recipe indicates that for every 3/4 cup of chocolate chips, 1/8 cup of almonds is required.

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

$$3\text{ cups}÷\frac{3}{4}\text{ cups}=3\times \frac{4}{3}=4$$

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

Next, since each portion requires 1/8 cup of almonds, we multiply the number of portions (4) by the amount of almonds needed for each portion (1/8 cup):

$$4\times \frac{1}{8}\text{ cup}=\frac{4}{8}\text{ cup}=\frac{1}{2}\text{ cup}$$

Therefore, Luis will need 1/2 cup of almonds for 3 cups of chocolate chips.