One cookbook recommends that a person can substitute 1Tbsp of dried mint leaves for 41c of fresh mint leaves. The salad recipe calls for 2Tbsp of fresh mint leaves. How many Tbsp of dried mint leaves could a person substitute into the recipe? (There are 16Tbsp in 1c.)
Q. One cookbook recommends that a person can substitute 1Tbsp of dried mint leaves for 41c of fresh mint leaves. The salad recipe calls for 2Tbsp of fresh mint leaves. How many Tbsp of dried mint leaves could a person substitute into the recipe? (There are 16Tbsp in 1c.)
Calculate tablespoons in 1/4 cup: First, let's find out how many tablespoons are in 1/4 cup, since that's the amount of fresh mint the cookbook says can be replaced by 1 tablespoon of dried mint.41 cup×16cuptablespoons=4 tablespoons.
Substitute fresh mint with dried mint: Now, we know that 4 tablespoons of fresh mint can be substituted with 1 tablespoon of dried mint. The recipe calls for 2 tablespoons of fresh mint.
Convert 2 tablespoons fresh mint to dried mint: If 4 tablespoons of fresh mint are equivalent to 1 tablespoon of dried mint, then 2 tablespoons of fresh mint would be half of that amount in dried mint.So, 21×1 tablespoon of dried mint = 21 tablespoon of dried mint.