Question

3. A trail mix recipe includes granola, oats, and almonds. There are

135 Calories in a _ cup serving of the trail mix. How many Calories
are in 2 cups of trail mix? Pls help me with an explanation just number 3

Answer 1

You can answer this by using the unitary method, which involves finding the number of calories in 1 cup first.

In

1

4

of a cup there are

135

calories

In

4

×

1

4

=

1

cup there are

4

×

135

=

540

calories

In

2

×

1

=

2

cups there are

2

×

540

=

1080

calories

You can also use the method of direct proportion:

cups

calories

=

0.25

135

=

2

x

←

cross-multiply

0.25

x

=

135

×

2

x

=

135

×

2

0.25

x

=

1080

calories

Explanation: