A recipe calls for 34 teaspoon of butter for every 2 cups of milk. If you increase the recipe to use 3 cups of milk, how many teaspoons of butter are needed?
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We know that 34 teaspoons of butter are needed for 2 cups of milk, so the ratio is: $\frac{34 \text{ teaspoons}}{2 \text{ cups}}$ Now, we want to find how many teaspoons of butter are needed for 3 cups of milk. To do this, we can set up a proportion: $\frac{34 Show more…
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