Question

Liz prepared 48 kilograms of dough after working 6 hours. How much dough did Liz prepare if she worked for 9 hours?Assume the relationship is directly proportional.

Answer 1

72 kilograms

Explanation:

Since the relationship is directly proportional, we can make the following proportion

`\begin{gathered} (48)/(6)=(x)/(9) \\ \text{solving for x} \\ x=48\cdot(9)/(6) \\ x=72 \end{gathered}`