Jennie is making popcorn. The recipe calls for 1/2 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)
3.33
1.67
1.50
1.66
Since the recipe calls for 3 tablespoons of kernels, but Jennie is using 10 tablespoons, we can set up a proportion to find the amount of butter she needs.
Let x be the unknown amount of butter she needs.
10/3 = x/1/2
Cross multiplying, we get:
10/3 * 1/2 = x
Simplifying, we get:
10/6 = x
Dividing, we find:
x = 1.67
So, Jennie needs approximately 1.67 cups of butter. Rounding to the nearest hundredth, the answer is 1.67. Therefore, the correct answer is 1.67.