SOLUTION: A recipe for 60 cookies required 1 1/4 cup of sugar. How much sugar is needed if we are making 45 cookies?

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Question 927101: A recipe for 60 cookies required 1 1/4 cup of sugar. How much sugar is needed if we are making 45 cookies?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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A recipe for 60 cookies required 1 1/4 cup of sugar
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Half as many cookies require 1/2 as much sugar, so
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30 cookies require 1/2 + 1/8 = 5/8 cup of sugar
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15 cookies require 1/4 + 1/16 = 5/16 cup of sugar
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3 times this many cookies require 3 times this much sugar, so
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45 cookies require 3/4 + 3/16 = 15/16 cup of sugar