SOLUTION: The list of ingredients for chocolate brownies below will make 16 brownies. Use the list to decide how much of each ingredient is needd to make 24 brownies. ? _

SOLUTION: The list of ingredients for chocolate brownies below will make 16 brownies. Use the list to decide how much of each ingredient is needd to make 24 brownies. ? __ cups of but

Question 276047: The list of ingredients for chocolate brownies below will make 16 brownies. Use the list to decide how much of each ingredient is needd to make 24 brownies.
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__ cups of butter is needed
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*Type an integer, fraction or mixed number
Ingredients
2/3 cup butter
5 ounces unsweetended chocolatye
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 teaaspoons vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup flour
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, josmiceli:
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
24/16=3/2
so multiply each ingredient by 3/2
3/2*2/3=1 cup of butter
3/2*5 ounces of chocolate 15/2=7.5 ounces of chocolate
1 1/2=3/2
3/2*3/2=9/4=2 1/4 cups of sugar
3/2*2=3 teaspoons of vanilla
3/2*2 eggs= three eggs
3/2*1= 3/2 cups of flour = 1 1/2 cups of flour
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Scale all the ingredients up by a factor of
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2/3 cup butter >> cup butter
5 ounces unsweetended chocolate >> ounces
1 1/2 cups sugar >> cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla >> teaspoons vanilla
2 eggs >> eggs
1 cup flour >> cups flour
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