Question

It takes 3 1/3 spoons of chocolate syrup to make 3 1/2 į gallons of chocolate milk.How many spoons of syrup would it take to make 5 gallons of chocolate milk?

Answer 1

Given:

`3(1)/(3)spoons\text{ of chocolate syrup to make 3}(1)/(2)\text{ gallons of chocolate milk.}`
`\begin{gathered} \text{Number of spoons required of syrup to make 5gallons of chocolate milk=}(3(1)/(3))/(3(1)/(2))*5 \\ No\text{ of spoons required of syrup to make 5gallons of chocolate milk=}((10)/(3))/((7)/(2))*5 \\ No\text{ of spoons required of syrup to make 5gallons of chocolate milk=}(10)/(3)*(2)/(7)*5 \\ No\text{ of spoons required of syrup to make 5gallons of chocolate milk=}(100)/(21) \\ No\text{ of spoons required of syrup to make 5gallons of chocolate milk=}4(16)/(21)\text{ } \end{gathered}`