Total [tex]5\frac{1}{4}[/tex] cups of butter required to make 72 cookies.
What is unitary method?
The unitary method is a process of finding the value of a single unit, and based on this value; we can find the value of the required number of .
According to the given question.
Number of cups or butter required for making 24 cookies = [tex]1\frac{3}{4} =\frac{7}{4}[/tex]
⇒ Number of cups of butter required to make 1 cookie = [tex]\frac{\frac{7}{4} }{24} =\frac{7}{(24)(4)}[/tex]
Therefore,
The number of cups of butter required to make 72 cookies
= [tex]72[/tex] × [tex]\frac{7}{(24)(4)}[/tex]
= [tex]\frac{21}{4}[/tex]
= [tex]5\frac{1}{4}[/tex]
Hence, total [tex]5\frac{1}{4}[/tex] cups of butter required to make 72 cookies.
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