Question

Margaret is making strawberry milkshakes for the kids party. The recipe calls for 1/3 of a cup of strawberry syrup to make 11 milkshakes. How many cups of strawberry syrup are needed to make 66 milkshakes.?

A.
3
B.
11
C.
22
D.
2

Answer 1

D. 2 is the right answer

Explanation:

1/3 cup = 11 milkshakes

find the unit rate by multiplying by 3

1 cup=33 milkshakes so

2 cups=66 milkshakes

Answer 2

It would be D.2 because you would divide 66 by 11 and get 6 then times 1/3 by the 6 which is 2