cooper is measuring ingredients for his special dessert. He needs a total of 70.4 mL of milk and melted butter. The recipe calls for 30.6 mL of butter. How much milk, m, does cooper need for his recipe?
Cooper needs a total of 70.4 mL of milk and butter for his recipe.
The recipe calls for 30.6 mL of butter.
So the rest of it should be milk.
How much? Total - Butter = Milk
Hence we have,
\(70.4-30.6=39.8\)
So, Cooper needs \(m=39.8\) mL of milk.
ANSWER: m = 39.8 mL (milk)