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Miguel is making smoothies out of yogurt and juice to serve to his friends, and he needs to make 12 cups. The ratio of yogurt to juice is 2 cups to 1 cup.

How much yogurt will he use?
A.
3 cups
B.
4 cups
C.
8 cups
D.
9 cups

User JGeer
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So the ratio of the mixture is

2:1

The total units would be 3 cups
But you want 12 cups so you’ll times it by 4

2:1. 3

x 4

8:4 12

So it’s 8 cups

Option C

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