Question

A recipe calls for 1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon to make 2 dozen oatmeal cookies.
How many teaspoons of cinnamon are needed to make 60 oatmeal cookies?

Answer 1

Answer:

3.75 teaspoons of cinnamon or 3 3/4 teaspoons of cinnamon

Step-by-step explanation:

Set up a ratio of teaspoons of cinnamon to oatmeal cookies:

(1 1/2)/24

(3/2)/24

Let the teaspoons of cinnamon needed for 60 oatmeal cookies be x:

(3/2)/24=x/60

Solve for x:

(60)((3/2)/24)=(60)(x/60)

3.75 or 3 3/4=x