Question

Justine is following a recipe that calls for 1 cup lemon juice for every 2 cups of sugar. If she uses 3 cups of lemon juice, how much sugar should she use? A. 3 cups B. 4 cups C. 5 cups D. 6 cups

Answer 1

6 cups :)

Explanation:

Answer 2

6 cups

Explanation:

We can use ratios to solve

1 cup lemon 3 cups lemon

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

2 cups sugar x cups sugar

Using cross products

1 * x = 2 * 3

x = 6