Valerie's cookie recipe makes 16 dozen cookies and calls for 4 pounds of butter. She only wants to make 4 dozen cookies for the weekend. How many pounds of butter will she need? Let's answer step by step:
Her original recipe makes 16 dozen and she only needs 4 dozen so she needs to reduce the recipe by 16 / 4 = 4. For 4 dozen cookies, she needs to reduce her recipe by 4 and the original called for 4 pounds of butter so she now needs 4 / 4 = 1 pound of butter. The answer: 1.