Jennie is making popcorn. The recipe calls for 12 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)

Question

Responses

3.33
3.33

1.67
1.67

1.66
1.66

1.50

Answer 1

To solve this problem, we can set up a proportion using the given information:

12 cups of butter is to 3 tablespoons of kernels as x cups of butter is to 10 tablespoons of kernels.

Using cross-multiplication:

12/3 = x/10

Simplifying the equation:

4 = x/10

Multiplying both sides by 10:

40 = x

Therefore, Jennie would need 40 cups of butter. To the nearest hundredth, this is equal to 1.67 cups of butter. So, the correct answer is 1.67.