Theo wants to use a cookie recipe that makes 36 cookies, but he wants to reduce the number if cookies to 24. If the recipe specifies 2 cups of sugar, how much sugar should he use?

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{24}{36} = \frac{n}{2}$$What is n?

esshotwired · Answer

It would be 1.33 repeating but it can be 1 1/3 cups. You would divide 36 and 24 which is 1.5. Then you would divide 2 by 1.5, and then that is the answer.

anonymous · Answer

why do i need to divide it by 2?

esshotwired · Answer

You need to divide 2 by 1.5 to find how much sugar to use with 24 cups.