A recipe calls for of a cup of milk for 10 cookies. how many cups of milk are needed to make 60 cookies?
a. 5
b. 4
c. 40
d. 20

Respuesta :

Set this up as a proportion with cups of milk on top and number of cookies on the bottom.  [tex] \frac{m}{c}: \frac{1}{10}= \frac{x}{60} [/tex].  Cross multiply to get 10x = 60 and x = 6.  That means it takes 6 cups of milk to make 60 cookies.