Answer:
Step-by-step explanation: 1/2x=16
16x4=64, Although this is not exactly 55 cookies, you can either make more or less. So you need 4 salt, to make 55.
Answer:
[tex]\frac{55}{32}[/tex] tsp
Step-by-step explanation:
To find out how much salt you would need to make 55 cookies, you need to find how much salt makes 1 cookie:
If [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] tsp of salt makes 16 cookies, then ([tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] ÷ 16) tsp of salt will make 1 cookie.
But how much is [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] ÷ 16?
To divide fractions with different denominators easily, use the SFM method:
S - Skip
F - Flip
M - Multiply
[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] ÷ [tex]\frac{16}{1}[/tex] First, Skip your focus to the 2nd number. This is what will be changed.
[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] ÷ [tex]\frac{1}{16}[/tex] Next, Flip the numerator and denominator.
[tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] × [tex]\frac{1}{16}[/tex] Finally, multiply the two numbers together.
[tex]\frac{1}{32}[/tex]
[tex]\frac{1}{32}[/tex] tsp of salt will make 1 cookie.
Now to find the amount needed for 55 cookies:
To find the amount of salt needed to make 55 cookies, multiply [tex]\frac{1}{32}[/tex] × 55.
[tex]\frac{1}{32}[/tex] × [tex]\frac{55}{1}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{55}{32}[/tex]
Because the fraction cannot be simplified further, the amount of salt that is needed to make 55 cookies is [tex]\frac{55}{32}[/tex] tsp.
