Jed is baking shortbread for a bake sale. The recipe calls for 1 1 4cups of flour and 1 2stick of butter. How many cups of flour will Jed need if he uses 3 sticks of butter?

cups of flour is required for 3 sticks of butter.

Step-by-step explanation:

We assume that quantity of flour is proportional to butter.

Given : The recipe calls of cups of  flour  and stick of butter.

Let      

For , we will find by using formula of direct proportion:

Hence, cups of flour is required for 3 sticks of butter.

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