Savannah and Yusuf are adding chocolate chips to a batch of pre-made cookie dough to make chocolate chip cookies. Savannah mixes 5 cups of dough with 4 quarter-cups of chocolate chips and Yusuf mixes 5 cups of dough with 3 quarter-cups of chocolate chips. Whose cookies will be more chocolaty?Savannah's cookies will be more chocolaty.Yusuf's cookies will be more chocolaty.The two sets of cookies will be equally chocolaty.
Q. Savannah and Yusuf are adding chocolate chips to a batch of pre-made cookie dough to make chocolate chip cookies. Savannah mixes 5 cups of dough with 4 quarter-cups of chocolate chips and Yusuf mixes 5 cups of dough with 3 quarter-cups of chocolate chips. Whose cookies will be more chocolaty?Savannah's cookies will be more chocolaty.Yusuf's cookies will be more chocolaty.The two sets of cookies will be equally chocolaty.
Calculate Chocolate Chips: Calculate the total amount of chocolate chips Savannah uses.Savannah uses 4 quarter-cups of chocolate chips.Total chocolate chips for Savannah = 4×(41) cups = 1 cup.
Calculate Chocolate Chips: Calculate the total amount of chocolate chips Yusuf uses.Yusuf uses 3 quarter-cups of chocolate chips.Total chocolate chips for Yusuf = 3×(41) cups = 43 cups.
Compare Ratios: Compare the amount of chocolate chips per cup of dough for both Savannah and Yusuf.Savannah's ratio = 1 cup of chocolate chips / 5 cups of dough = 51.Yusuf's ratio = 43 cups of chocolate chips / 5 cups of dough = 203.
Determine More Chocolaty: Determine whose cookies will be more chocolaty by comparing the ratios.Since 51 is greater than 203, Savannah's cookies will have a higher ratio of chocolate chips to dough.Therefore, Savannah's cookies will be more chocolaty.
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