Question

Margaret is making strawberry milkshakes for the kids party. The recipe calls for 2/3 of a cup of strawberry syrup to make 11 milkshakes. How many cups of strawberry syrup are needed to make 132 milkshakes.?

Answer 1

Answer: 8 cups

Explanation:

This problem can be solved by the Rule of three:

If:

`(2)/(3) cup`-----
`11 milkshakes`

`?`-----
`132 milkshakes`

Then:

`?=(((2)/(3) cup)(132 milkshakes))/(11 milkshakes)`

`?=8 cups`

This means Margaret needs 8 cups of strawberry syrup to make 132 milkshakes.