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.

Question

A. 3.33
B. 1.67
C. 1.66
D. 1.50

Answer 1

To find out how much butter Jennie needs if she uses 10 tablespoons of kernels, let's first calculate the ratio of kernels to butter in the original recipe:

3 tablespoons of kernels requires 1/2 cup of butter

So, 1 tablespoon of kernels requires (1/2) / 3 = 1/6 cup of butter

For Jennie's 10 tablespoons of kernels, she would need 10 * (1/6) = 10/6 = 5/3 cups of butter

Rounded to the nearest hundredth, 5/3 = 1.67 cups of butter

Therefore, the answer is B. 1.67