Question

if 1/2 cup of popcorn kernels makes 2 cups of pop corn, how many cups popped corn will six cups of kernels make?

Answer 1

6·2=12 because 2halfs in a whole times 6 12times 2 because of how much popcorn it makes 24

Answer 2

`Making\ relationship\ between \ them\\\\ (1)/(2)\ cup\ of\ kernels\ \ \ -\ \ \ \ 2\ cups\ of\ pop\ corn\\\\ 6\ cups\ of\ kernels\ \ \ -\ \ \ \ x\ cups\ of\ pop\ corn\\\\ Cross\ multiplication:\\ (1)/(2)x=2*6\ \ \ |*2\\ x=2*6*2\\ x=24\\\\ \textbf{Six\ cups\ of\ kernels\ make\ 24\ cups\ of\ pop\ corn. }`