Question

A bucket holds 4 quarts of popcorn. If 1/3 cup of corn kernels make 2 quarts of popcorn, how many buckets can be filled with the popcorn made from 4 cups of Kernels?

Answer 1

6 buckets

Explanation:

Look at the ratio:

1/3 cup kernels : 2 quarts popcorn

2/3 cup kernels : 4 quarts popcorn : 1 bucket . . . . multiply by 2

2 cups kernels : 3 buckets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .multiply by 3

4 cups kernels : 6 buckets popcorn . . . . . . . . . . . . multiply by 2