question: A cookie recipe uses 3 cups of flour to make 15 cookies. How many cookies can you make with this recipe with 4 cups of flour? answer: It takes 3 cups of flour JUST to make 15 cookies, but the number 4 isn’t included. So the answer is: 50 explanation: 1 cup of flour= 5 cookies, therefore the 4 is 5 cookies, along with the 45 other cookies. 45 + 5 = 50, so there you have it