Question

A recipe book shows measurement conversions for cups to pints. It shows that 3 cups converts to 1.5 pints and 5 cups converts to 2.5 pints. Write an equation that shows the proportional relationship between pints and cups where p represents pints and n represents cups. p equals 3 over 1.5 times n n equals 1.5 over 3 times p p = 0.5n n = 0.5p

Answer 1

0.5n

Explanation:

1.5 = 3k

where k = constant of proportionality

Divide

k = 1.5/3

k = 0.5

Therefore, the equation is p = 0.5n