Question

recipe for bug bite relief sticks - makes 3 sticks: 3.5 tablespoons coconut oil 2.5 tablespoons beeswax pastilles 10 drops lavender essential oil 10 drops peppermint essential oil if you planned to make 8 sticks, how much coconut oil should you use?

Answer 1

We will have the following:

$c=\frac{8\cdot3.5}{3}\Rightarrow c=\frac{28}{3}\Rightarrow c\approx9.333\ldots$

So, in order to make 8 sticks we will need approximately 9.3 tablespoons of coconut.