Question

1. It requires two sticks of butter to make a batch of 20 cookies. How much butter will it take to make 150 

cookies?

Answer 1

Solution:

20 cookies → two sticks of butter

150 cookies → X sticks of butter

Hence,

(2 sticks of butter) × (150 cookies / 20 cookies) = 15 sticks of butter

Answer: 15 sticks of butter will it take to make 150 cookies.