Question

Lucia is making an invisibility potion.

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Answer 1

Answer: 40 carrots. count by 16 divided by 2=8 and 8x5=40

Answer 2

40 carrots

Explanation:

You can set up a proportion:

`(eye)/(carrots)` =
`(eyes)/(carrots)`

`(2)/(5)` =
`(16)/(c)` Look at the numerators (top numbers). What do you need to multiply 2 by to get 16? 8. So multiply the bottom number (5) by 8 to find c.

5 x 8 = 40