A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of butter for a batch of cookies and makes 24 cookies. How many cups of butter are needed to make 72 cookies?

Answer: 2.5 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

If 1/2 cup makes 24 cookies, and you need 72, divide 72 by 24 and u get 3. So since 72 is 3 things of 24, you multiply 1/2 by 3 which means you need to use 2.5 cups to make 72 cookies.

Answer: 1 and 1/2 cups of butter

Step-by-step explanation:

If 24 cookies takes 1/2 cup of butter than 72 divided by 24 is 3 so 1/2 times 3 is 3/2 so it's 1 and 1/2 cups