Question

You are making a colorful cake for a birthday party and need to use 2 drops of food coloring for every 7 ounces of icing. How many drops of food coloring do you need if you are using

63 ounces of icing?

Answer 1

18 drops of icing

Explanation:

Well, for every 7 ounces of icing, there is 2 drops of food coloring. You must first figure out how many times 7 goes into 63.

63 ÷ 7 = 9

Ok, so 7 goes into 63, 9 times. And now you just need to double 9, because "for every 7 ounces of icing there is 2 drops of food coloring" Basically means you just double your answer. So, by doubling 9, you get 18. Therefore, there are 18 drops of food coloring in 63 ounces of icing.

63 ÷ 7 = 9

9 × 2 = 18

18 drops of food coloring