A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour to make 2 dozen cookies. use the proportion to calculate how much flour is needed to make 6 dozen cookies. 2 cups/2 dozen= x cups/6 dozen
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If 2 dozens = 2cups 6 dozens =x 2cups/2 dozens=x cups/6 dozens 2c/2d=6d/x multiply the first number on the left side of the equation to the last on the other side of the equation and the rest 2*x=2*6 2x=12 2x/2=12/2 x=6 Therefore 6 cups will be needed to make 6 dozens of cookies
