Question

Juan's mother gave him a recipe for trail mix. 5 cup almonds 6 2 cup peanuts 3 1 cup cereal 1 2. cup raisins Order the ingredients used in the recipe from least to greatest.

Answer 1

Given that on trial mix, Juan's mother uses 5/6 cup almonds. 2/3 cup peanuts, 1/4 cup cereal and 1/2 cup raisins.

Make the denominator of all equal to lcm(6,3,4,2) = 12.

Theb:

`\begin{gathered} (5)/(6)=(10)/(12) \\ (2)/(3)=(8)/(12) \\ (1)/(4)=(3)/(12) \\ (1)/(2)=(6)/(12) \end{gathered}`

Now, just check the value in the numerator.

`\begin{gathered} 3<6<8<10 \\ (3)/(12)<(6)/(12)<(8)/(12)<(10)/(12) \\ \text{Cereal < Raisins }<\text{Peanuts}<\text{Almonds} \end{gathered}`