Question

Jose is making a trail mix. The recipe calls 3 parts golden raisins to 2 parts cashews. Jose would like to make 30 cups of trail mix. How many cups of golden raisins and cashews does jose need?

Answer 1

he would need 90 cups of raisins and 60 cups of cashews

Answer 2

18 cups of golden raisins.

12 cups of cashews.

Explanation:

The recipe calls 3 parts golden raisins to 2 parts cashews.

Jose would like to make 30 cups of trail mix.

We can define this as :
`3x+2x=30`

`=> 5x=30`

Dividing both sides by 5, we get

x = 6

Hence, Jose will need
`3x=3*6=18` cups of golden raisins.

And
`2x=2*6=12` cups of cashews.

So, answer is :

18 cups of golden raisins.

12 cups of cashews.