Question

There are 8 cups of pasta in 22 servings. Write a proportion that gives the number x of cups of pasta in 3 servings.

one proportion is:

Answer 1

Explanation:

Cups: servings

8 : 22 :: x : 3

Product of means = product of extremes

22*x = 3*8

`x = (3*8)/(22)=(3*4)/(11)=(12)/(11)=1(1)/(11)`