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Andy, who loves to cook, makes apple cobbler for his family. The recipe (serves 6) calls for 4 3/4 pounds of apples, 5 1/4 cups of flour, 1/6 cup of margarine, 2 7/8 cups of sugar, and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon. Since guests are coming, Andy wants to make a cobbler that will serve 15 (or increase the recipe 2 1/2 times). How much of each ingredient should Andy use?
Answer:
To serve 15, number of ingredients Andy should use =
Apples = 11 7/8 pounds
Flour = 13 1/8 cups
Margarine = 5/12 cups
Sugar = 7 3/16 cups
Cinnamon = 5 teaspoons.
Explanation:
The recipe (serves 6) calls for 4 3/4 pounds of apples, 5 1/4 cups of flour, 1/6 cup of margarine, 2 7/8 cups of sugar, and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon. Since guests are coming, Andy wants to make a cobbler that will serve 15 (or increase the recipe 2 1/2 times). How much of each ingredient should Andy use?
For Apples
Serving for 6 = 4 3/4 pounds of apples
Serving for 15 =
= 15 × 4 3/4 pounds/6
= 11 7/8 pounds of apples
For flour
6 servings = 5 1/4 cups of flour,
15 servings =
15 × 5 1/4 cups/6
= 13 1/8 cups of flour
For Margarine
6 servings = 1/6 cups of margarine
15 servings =
= 15 × 1/6 cups/6
= 5/12 cups of margarine
For Sugar
6 servings = 2 7/8 cups of sugar
15 servings =
15 × 2 7/8 cups/6
= 7 3/16 cups of sugar
For Cinnamon
6 servings = 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
15 servings =
15 × 2/6
= 5 teaspoons
Therefore, to serve 15, number of ingredients Andy should use =
Apples = 11 7/8 pounds
Flour = 13 1/8 cups
Margarine = 5/12 cups
Sugar = 7 3/16 cups
Cinnamon = 5 teaspoons.