Question

2. Alice Hall, who loves to cook, makes an apple cake (serves 6) for her family. The recipe calls for 2 1/2 pounds of apples, 2 1/4 cups of flour, 1/5 cup of margarine, 1 1/4 cups of sugar and 4 eggs. Since guests are coming, she would like to make this cake so it will serve 24. How many pounds of apples should she use?

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Answer 1

10 pounds

Explanation:

We are given that Alice hall makes an apple cake (serves 6) for her family

Apples=
`2(1)/(2)=(5)/(2)`pounds

Flour=
`2(1)/(4)=(9)/(4)` cups

Margarine=
`(1)/(4)` cups

Sugar=
`1(1)/(4)=(5)/(4)` cups

Eggs=4

For 6 persons , apples required =
`(5)/(2)` pounds

For 24 persons=
`((5)/(2))/(6)* 24`

For 24 persons=
`(5)/(12)* 24=10` pounds

Hence, she should use 10 pounds of apples.

Answer 2

6----->2 1/2
24--->x
x=24*2 1/2/6=4*2 1/2=4*5/2=10 pounds of apples