Question

Tom found out that 3 L of fruit punch serves 8 people. He wants to make enough for 48 people. How many liters of punch does he need

Answer 1

The answer would be 18 L

You do this by doing 48/8= 6

The reason you do 48 / 8 is because you you want to find out how many liters you need so if a 3L serves 8 people you would have to divid 48 into 8. (hope that makes since)

6 x 3 = 18L

Then take the 6 and times that by the 3 getting a total of 18 liters

(Hope this makes since :D)

Answer 2

18

Explanation:

Use a proportion

`(3)/(8)`=
`(x)/(48)`

8*6=48

So if we multiply 3*6, we get how many liters it takes to serve 48 people

3*6=18