Question

Orly uses 2 cups of raisins for every 8 cups of trail mixshe makes. How many cups of trail mix will she make ifshe uses 12 cups of raisins?

Answer 1

GIven;

The no. of cups of raisins for every 8 cups of trail mix = 2

To find:

How many cups of trail mix will she make if she uses 12 cups of raisins

Step-by-step explanation:

She uses 2 cups for every 8 cups. So multiply ,

`\begin{gathered} 2*6=12 \\ 8*6=48 \\ \\ \end{gathered}`

we get, the ration of them,

`\begin{gathered} 12\colon48 \\ 1\colon4 \end{gathered}`

which is same as,

`\begin{gathered} 2\colon8 \\ 1\colon4 \end{gathered}`

FInal Answer:

she will need 48 cups of trail mix for 12 cups of raisins.