Jennie is making popcorn. The recipe calls for 1/2 cup of butter, 3 tablespoons of kernels, and 1 teaspoon of salt. If she uses 10 tablespoons of kernels, how much butter does she need? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. (1 point)

Answer 1

Since the recipe calls for 3 tablespoons of kernels, and Jennie is using 10 tablespoons, she is using 10/3 times the original amount of kernels.
Jennie needs 1/2 cup of butter, which is equal to 8 tablespoons.
Therefore, Jennie needs 8 * (10/3) = 80/3 = <<8*(10/3)=26.67>>26.67 tablespoons of butter. Answer: \boxed{26.67}.