Recipe calls for 1.25 cups of sugar for 5 dozen cookies, you only have 0.75 cups of sugar in your kitchen. How many dozen cookies can you make? write down mathematical equation

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Answer:

3 dozen cookies

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x = dozen of cookies using .75 cups of sugar

Equation is [tex]\frac{1.25}{5} = \frac{.75}{x}[/tex]

1.25x = 5(.75)

1.25x = 3.75

x = 3 dozen cookies