SOLUTION: Nicole baked 10 cookies with 2 scoops of flour. How many scoops of flour does Nicole need in order to bake 15 cookies? Assume the relationship is directly proportional.

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Question 1021901: Nicole baked 10 cookies with 2 scoops of flour. How many scoops of flour does Nicole need in order to bake 15 cookies? Assume the relationship is directly proportional.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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This can be solved via proportion...like this...
10%2F2+=+15%2Fx
Now cross-multiply and get
10x = 30 and
x = 3 scoops of flour