Question

I just started the problem, but I'm a bit lost on what to do now.

Answer 1

According to Greg himself (probably a master at pies) says perfect cherry pies have a ratio of 240 cherries to 3 pies. First, we need to divide 240 cherries by 3 pies to find out how many cherries are in one pie.

240 / 3 = 80

Then multiply by 9 to get your answer.

9 * 80 = 720

Answer 2

The number of cherries that Greg would need to make 9 perfect cherry pies is 720 cherries.

In Mathematics and Geometry, a direct proportion refers to a mathematical equation which is typically used to represent the equality of two (2) ratios.

By applying direct proportion to the given information, we have the following mathematical equation:

240 cherries = 3 pies

x cherries = 9 pies

By cross-multiplying, we have the following:

3x = 240 × 9

3x = 2160

x = 2160/3

x = 720 cherries.

In conclusion, the ratio of cherries to pies can be written as follows;

240 : 3

8 : 1