Question

A recipe cal for 2 1/2 cups of flour to make 2 dozen cookies.How many cups of flour would be required to bake 15 dozen cookies

Answer 1

15/2 = 7 1/2

2 1/2 * 7 1/2 = 18 3/4 cups of flour

Answer 2

Hello!

2 1/2 = 2.5 as a decimal

2.5 ÷ 2 = 1.25

So, it takes 1.25 (1 1/4) cups of flour for each dozen of cookies.

1.25 × 15 = 18.75

ANSWER:

18.75 (18 3/4) cups of flour would be required to bake 15 dozen cookies.