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If 2 servings of a recipe calls for 3/4 teaspoon of salt, how many servings can be made from 9 teaspoons of salt?

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2servings call for 3/4 teaspoon of salt

To calculate how many servings you have to make to use 9 teaspoons of salts you can use cross multiplication:

3/4teaspoons of salt______2 servings

9 teaspoons of salt_______x servings


\begin{gathered} (2)/((3)/(4))=(x)/(9) \\ x=9(2\cdot(4)/(3)) \\ x=24 \end{gathered}

You'd have to make 24 servings to use 9 teaspoons of salt.

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