Question

1. a recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar to make 24 cookies. what is the percent of sugar needed to make each cookie?

Explanation:

Step1: Find sugar per cookie

$\frac{2}{24} = \frac{1}{12}$ cups per cookie

Step2: Convert to percentage

$\frac{1}{12} \times 100\% \approx 8.33\%$

Answer:

Approximately 8.33% of a cup of sugar is needed per cookie.