An amateur cook entered a "chili cook-off." Among other spices the cook included 1 2/3 teaspoons of cayenne pepper. The cook decided the chili was too hot, and wanted to use only 3/4 as much cayenne as had been used. Compute the new amount of cayenne that would be used.

Cayenne Pepper

A hot chili pepper used to flavor dishes, commonly ground into a powder and used as a spice.

Chili Cook-off

A competitive event where participants cook chili recipes and are judged to determine the best tasting chili.

Teaspoons

A small measuring spoon used primarily in cooking and baking to measure an amount of an ingredient, typically equal to about 5 milliliters.