To find out how much butter you will need when using 10 tablespoons of kernels, let's first determine the proportion of kernels to butter in the original recipe.
In the original recipe:
- 4 tablespoons of kernels correspond to 1/2 cup of butter.
Now, let's convert 1/2 cup of butter to tablespoons for easier comparison. Since 1 cup has 16 tablespoons, then: \[ \frac{1}{2} \text{ cup} = 8 \text{ tablespoons} \] So, the original proportion is:
- 4 tablespoons of kernels : 8 tablespoons of butter
Now, we can find the ratio of kernels to butter: \[ \text{Ratio} = \frac{8 \text{ tablespoons of butter}}{4 \text{ tablespoons of kernels}} = 2 \text{ tablespoons of butter per tablespoon of kernels} \]
Now, if you use 10 tablespoons of kernels, you can calculate the amount of butter needed: \[ 10 \text{ tablespoons of kernels} \times 2 \text{ tablespoons of butter per tablespoon of kernels} = 20 \text{ tablespoons of butter} \]
Now, let's convert 20 tablespoons of butter back to cups: \[ \frac{20 \text{ tablespoons}}{16 \text{ tablespoons per cup}} = 1.25 \text{ cups} \text{ or } 1 \text{ cup and } 4 \text{ tablespoons} \]
So, if you use 10 tablespoons of kernels, you will need 1 cup and 4 tablespoons of butter.
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