AFCT Arithmetic Reasoning Practice Test 2026 – Comprehensive Exam Prep

To determine the amount of flour needed to make 36 cookies based on the recipe that uses 3 cups of flour for 12 cookies, you first find the ratio of flour to cookies in the original recipe. This can be expressed as:

\[

\text{Flour per cookie} = \frac{3 \text{ cups}}{12 \text{ cookies}} = 0.25 \text{ cups per cookie}

\]

Next, to find out how much flour is needed for 36 cookies, you multiply the number of cookies by the amount of flour needed per cookie:

\[

\text{Flour for 36 cookies} = 36 \text{ cookies} \times 0.25 \text{ cups per cookie} = 9 \text{ cups}

\]

Therefore, to make 36 cookies, 9 cups of flour are required. The calculation shows a consistent relationship between the number of cookies and the amount of flour, confirming that the correct answer indicates this proportional reasoning. This method effectively scales the ingredients based on the recipe, allowing for accurate adjustments when producing larger quantities of the final product.