Question

A recipe calls for 3 1/2 cups of butter. The recipe makes 12 pounds of popcorn. How much butter is needed to make 96 pounds of popcorn?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

cross multiplication

Popcorn Butter

12 3.5

96 x

(96×3.5)/12

96 and 12 cancelled in the table of 13

8×3.5

28

28 cups of butter are needed to make 96 pounds

Answer 2

Answer:

28 cups of butter

Step-by-step explanation:

96/12=8

3 1/2*8=28

So, the answer is 28 pounds of butter.

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