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The recipe makes enough stew for 6 people, and the ingredients cost $9.75. How much would it cost to serve 24 people? A student solved the problem using the proportion StartFraction 6 over 9.75 EndFraction
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The recipe makes enough stew for 6 people, and the ingredients cost $9.75. How much would it cost to serve 24 people? A student solved the problem using the proportion StartFraction 6 over 9.75 EndFraction = StartFraction c over 24 EndFraction Explain the error in this proportion.

User Ganesh Ghalame
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Answer:

the denominator in 6/9.75 is incorrect

Explanation:

find unit rate then x 24 numerator. 24 the denominator,

the denominator in 6/9.75 is incorrect.

User Hugh Rawlinson
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Answer: in the second ratio, the number of people is the denominator. It should be the numerator to match the first ratio.

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