Question

Paul is making a smoothie recipe that uses 1/2 cup of strawberries for every 1 1/2 cups of yogurt. if paul increases the recipr to include 2 cups of yogurt how many cups of strawberries will he need

Answer 1

In the original recipe, for every 1 1/2 cups of yogurt, Paul uses 1/2 cup of strawberries.

If Paul increases the recipe to include 2 cups of yogurt, we can find the corresponding amount of strawberries by setting up a proportion.

Let's set up the proportion:

(1 1/2 cups of yogurt) / (1/2 cup of strawberries) = (2 cups of yogurt) / (x cups of strawberries)

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:

(1 1/2) * (x) = (2) * (1/2)

(3/2) * (x) = 1

Multiplying both sides by the reciprocal of 3/2 (which is 2/3):

(2/3) * (3/2) * (x) = (2/3) * (1)

x = 2/3

Therefore, Paul will need 2/3 cup of strawberries when he increases the recipe to include 2 cups of yogurt.