Question

Five cups of rice will server 8 people. Exactly how many cups of rice are needed to server 14 people?

Answer 1

Explanation:

8 people => 5 cups

1 person => 5/8 cups

14 people => 5/8 ×14 = 35/4 cups

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Answer 2

8.75 cups

Explanation:

We can write a ratio to solve

5 cups x cups

---------- = -----------

8 people 14 people

Using cross products

5*14 = 8x

70 = 8x

Divide by 8

70/8 = 8x/8

8.75=x