Question
A recipe calls for 21 scoops of sugar. Each scoop is 2.5 oz of sugar. How many scoops do you need if the scoop holds 3.5 oz of sugar?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To determine how many scoops of sugar you need when using a scoop that holds 3.5 oz instead of 2.5 oz, we first calculate the total amount of sugar required using the original scoop size.
1. Calculate the total ounces of sugar needed:
\[
\text{Total sugar} = \text{Number of scoops} \times \text{Ounces per scoop} = 21 \text{ scoops} \times 2.5 \text{ oz/scoop} = 52.5 \text{ oz}
\]
2. Now, we will find out how many scoops of the new size (3.5 oz) are needed to reach the same total amount of sugar (52.5 oz):
\[
\text{Number of scoops with new size} = \frac{\text{Total sugar}}{\text{Ounces per scoop}} = \frac{52.5 \text{ oz}}{3.5 \text{ oz/scoop}}
\]
3. Performing the division:
\[
52.5 \div 3.5 = 15
\]
Therefore, you need **15 scoops** of sugar if each scoop holds 3.5 oz.
1. Calculate the total ounces of sugar needed:
\[
\text{Total sugar} = \text{Number of scoops} \times \text{Ounces per scoop} = 21 \text{ scoops} \times 2.5 \text{ oz/scoop} = 52.5 \text{ oz}
\]
2. Now, we will find out how many scoops of the new size (3.5 oz) are needed to reach the same total amount of sugar (52.5 oz):
\[
\text{Number of scoops with new size} = \frac{\text{Total sugar}}{\text{Ounces per scoop}} = \frac{52.5 \text{ oz}}{3.5 \text{ oz/scoop}}
\]
3. Performing the division:
\[
52.5 \div 3.5 = 15
\]
Therefore, you need **15 scoops** of sugar if each scoop holds 3.5 oz.