Jennie is making popcorn. the recipe calls for 12 cup of butter, 3 tablespoons of kernels, and 1 teaspoon of salt. if she uses 10 tablespoons of kernels, how much butter does she need? round your answer to the nearest hundredth. (1 point) responses 1.50 1.50 1.67 1.67 1.66 1.66 3.33
To find out how much butter Jennie needs when using 10 tablespoons of kernels, we can set up a proportion based on the ratio of kernels to butter.
The original recipe calls for 3 tablespoons of kernels and 12 cups of butter: 3/12 = 10/x
Cross-multiplying, we get 3x = 120
Dividing both sides by 3, we find that x = 40.
Therefore, when using 10 tablespoons of kernels, Jennie needs approximately 40 cups of butter.
Rounded to the nearest hundredth, the answer is 1.67.