SOLUTION: A recipe calls for 4 ounces of batter for every 6 cups of milk. If the cook has 16 ounces of batter, how many cups of milk does he need?
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Question 806877: A recipe calls for 4 ounces of batter for every 6 cups of milk. If the cook has 16 ounces of batter, how many cups of milk does he need? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A recipe calls for 4 ounces of batter for every 6 cups of milk. If the cook has 16 ounces of batter, how many cups of milk does he need?
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Use a proportion::
milk/batter = 6/4
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x/16 = 6/4
x = 24 cups of milk
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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