Question

A chicken casserole recipe serves 12

people and calls for 3 cups of
spinach. If you want to adjust the
recipe to serve 18 people, how many
cups of spinach should you use?

Answer 1

4.5 cups of spinach

Explanation:

we know that

The recipe serves 12 people and calls for 3 cups of spinach

so

using proportion

Find out how many cups of spinach should you use, to serve 18 people

`(12)/(3)\ (people)/(cups) =(18)/(x)\ (people)/(cups)\\\\x=18(3)/12\\\\x=4.5\ cups`