Question

The recipe you use to make cookies uses 1/4 cup of brown sugar for each batch of cookies. How many batches of cookies can you make with 8 cups of brown sugar?

Answer 1

Answer:

32 batches

Step-by-step explanation:

Cross-multiply

1/4 cup ------------ 1 batch

8 cups ------------- x batches

(1/4)/8 = 1/x ===> 1/32 = 1/x ===> x = 32 batches