Question

Quinn is baking sweet potato pies. The table shows the ratio of cups of sugar to number of pies.

Number of Pies 3 5 9
Cups of Sugar 1 and one half 2 and one half 4 and one half


How many cups of sugar will Quinn need to make 16 pies?
8 cups
8 and one half cups
9 and one half cups
11 cups

Answer 1

Quinn will need 8 cups of sugar to make 16 pies.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many cups of sugar Quinn will need to make 16 pies, we can set up a proportion using the ratio of cups of sugar to several pies. From the given table, we can see that for 3 pies, Quinn needs 1 and a half cups of sugar. We can set up the proportion as follows:

1.5 cups / 3 pies = x cups / 16 pies

To solve for x, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 16:

1.5 cups / 3 pies * 16 pies = x cups

Simplifying, we get:

8 cups = x cups.