when Mrs. Smith makes chocolate-chip cookies, she uses 3/8 cup of chocolate chips for every 2 cups of flour. How many cups of chocolate chips would she use for 12 cups of flour?

Respuesta :

[tex]\text{For 2 cups of flour, she uses }\frac{3}{8}\text{ cup of chocolate chips}[/tex]

In 12 cups of flour,we are going to have 2 cups of flour in six(6) places.

Thus, for 12 cups of flour, Mrs Smith will use:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{3}{8}\times6\text{ cup of chocolate chips} \\ \Rightarrow\frac{18}{8}=\frac{9}{4\text{ }}cup\text{ of chocolate chips} \end{gathered}[/tex]