document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=135878>Question 135878</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mary's favorite cookie recipe makes 3 dozen cookies. For the class party, she needs 5 dozen cookies. She is concerned that she may not have enough flour to bake them without a trip to the grocery. If the recipe uses 2 1/2 cups of flour to make 3 dozen cookies, how much flour will be needed to make 5 dozen cookies? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #99656 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=99656\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=amount of flour needed for 5 doz cookies<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 1/2 cups of flour is to 3 doz cookies as x cups of flour is to 5 doz cookies and this is written as follows<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2 1/2)/3=x/5  cross multiply ( or multiply each side by 15)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5*(2 1/2)=3x or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 1/2=3x  and this equals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25/2=3x  divide both sides by 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=25/6=4 1/6 cups--- amount of flour needed for 5 doz cookies\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or we could look at it this way:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 1/2 cups--------------- 3 doz<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 cups------------------------6 doz\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5/6 cups---------------------1 doz<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5*(5/6)------------------------5 doz or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 1/6 cups----------------------5 doz\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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