Question

The number of calories in 5 cups of yogurt is 750. What proportion can you set up to determine the number of calories, c, in 9 cups of yogurt?

Answer 1

750 / 5 = c / 9

solve this for c

Answer 2

`(c)/(9)=(750)/(5)`

Explanation:

Given,

The number of calories in 5 cups of yogurt = 750,

So, the number of calories in 1 cup of yogurt =
`(750)/(5)`

Now, let c be the number of calories in 9 cups of yogurt,

⇒ The number of calories in 1 cup =
`(c)/(9)`

`\implies (c)/(9)=(750)/(5)`

Which is the required proportion that would be used to determine the number of calories in 9 cups of yogurt.