If a recipe requires 3/4 cup of sugar for 12 cookies; how much sugar is needed for 36 cookies?
- A. 2 1/4 cups ✓
- B. 2 cups
- C. 1 1/2 cups
- D. 3 cups
Correct answer
A. 2 1/4 cups
Explanation
36 cookies is 3 times as many as 12; so the sugar needed is also tripled: 3/4 × 3 = 9/4 = 2 1/4 cups.
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