Arecipe that makes 3 dozen peanut butter cookies calls for 1 and 1/4 cups of flour. how much flour would you need to make 7 dozen cookies?

cups of flour are nedeed

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

3 dozen peanut butter cookies calls for 1 and 1/4 cups of flour

Convert mixed number to an improper fraction

using proportion

Find out how much flour would you need to make 7 dozen cookies

Let

x ----> the number of cups of flour

Convert to mixed number

2.92 or 2 and 23/25 cups are required for 7 dozen cookies

Step-by-step explanation:

Determine the required number of flour for 3 dozen cookies. Use it to find flour required for 7 dozen cookies.

Dozen cookies               Flour

        3                             1 + 1/4

        7                                x

Cross multiply to find the value of x

3x = 7(1+1/4)

3x = 7(5/4)

12x = 35

x = 2.92 cups or 2 and 23/25 cups

Therefore, 2.92 cups or 2 and 23/25 cups of flour are required for 7 dozen peanut butter cookies.

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