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The cooking club makes 3 chicken burritos for every 9 beef burritos they prepare. How many chicken burritos do they make if they prepare 24 beef burritos?

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User Jamal Khan
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Answer:

It is 18

Explanation:

9+9=18

3+3=6

3x6=18

18+6=24

User JDB
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Answer:

8 chicken burritos

Explanation:

So I made a table

x being chicken y being beef

I divided both sides by 3 to get how many beef per 1 chicken which is 1x:3y

I then multipled both sides by 8 to get 24 beef

making the amount of chicken 8

I hope this wasn't too confusing if you have any questions about what I did please comment ❤️

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