To find out how many cups of almonds Luis needs, he must first determine the ratio of almonds to chocolate chips in the recipe.
The ratio is 1/8 cup of almonds for every 3/4 cup of chocolate chips.
To determine how many cups of almonds are needed for 3 cups of chocolate chips, we can set up a proportion:
(1/8 cup almonds)/(3/4 cup chocolate chips) = (x cups almonds)/(3 cups chocolate chips)
Cross multiplying, we get:
(1/8)*(3) = (3/4)*(x)
3/8 = 3x/4
Multiply both sides by 4 to get rid of the denominator:
4*(3/8) = (3x/4)*4
3/2 = 3x
Divide both sides by 3:
(3/2)/3 = (3x)/3
1/2 = x
Therefore, Luis will need 0.5 cups of almonds.
The correct answer is:
0.5 cup
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? Round to the nearest tenth.(1 point)
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0.5 cup
0.5 cup
0.4 cup
0.4 cup
18.0 cups
18.0 cups
0.8 cup
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