Question

Maxwell’s vegetarian tacos require 34 tablespoons of chili powder for every 12 pounds of vegetables. How much chili powder will Maxwell need if he uses 134 pounds of vegetables?A.214 tablespoonsB.212 tablespoonsC.258 tablespoonsD.314 tablespoons

Answer 1

To prepare the tacos, Maxwell uses 34tbs of chili powder for every 12lb of vegetables.

To determine how much chili he needs to use for 134lb of vegetables you can use cross multiplication:

12lb vegetables ____ 34tbs chili powder

134lb vegetables ___ x tbs chili powder

`\begin{gathered} (34)/(12)=(x)/(134) \\ 134((34)/(12))=x \\ 379,67=x \end{gathered}`

Maxwell needs 379.67 tbs of chili powder for 134lb of vegetables.

The closest option to the result is D. 314tbs