Question

SOUP A recipe that yields 12 cups

of soup calls for 28 ounces of beef
broth. How many ounces
of beef broth do
you
need to make 18 cups of
the soup?
Number of Cups
12 18
Ounces of Beef Broth
28

Answer 1

42 ounces of beef broth

Step-by-step explanation:

Use ratios!

12 cups of soup / 28 oz of beef broth = 18 cups of soup / x oz of beef broth

Use cross-multiplciaton: 12x = 28*18 --> 12x = 504 --> x = 42