Question

Jamie made a fruit salad with 12 cups of fruit and 2 tablespoons of honey. How many tablespoons of honey does Jamie need for 6 cups of fruit? (do NOT include units please)

Answer 1

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1) Assuming that the recipe requires a proportional relationship between the number of fruits and honey, we can write:

12 cups of fruit ------------ 2 tablespoons of honey

6 cups ----------------------- x

2) Cross multiply since this is a proportional relationship

12x=6 * 2

12x=12

x=1

3) So Jamie needs 1 tablespoon of honey