Question

Lupe’s chili recipe makes 12 servings and uses 12 green peppers and 4 red peppers. Drag green peppers and red peppers into the box to show how many Lupe needs for 9 servings.

Answer 1

servings. green peppers. red peppers
12. 12. 4
9. 9. 3
6. 6. 2
3. 3. 1

4x3=12
3×3=9
3×2=6
3×1=3

9 green peppers, 3 red peppers.

Answer 2

Answer: 9 green peppers and 3 red peppers

Explanation:

Lupe makes 12 servings:

She uses 12 green peppers and 4 red peppers.

If you want to know the number of each pepper that she needs for servings, you must divide the number of peppers by the number of servings:

green : 12/12 = 1

She needs one green pepper for serving:

red: 4/12 = 1/3

She needs one third of a red pepper for serving, so for 9 servings she needs:

9*1 = 9 green peppers

9*(1/3) = 9/3 = 3 red peppers