Question

Mr. Conrad's pie recipe calls for 1 3/4 cups of cherries. He plans to make 8 pies for his family reunion. How many cups of cherries with Mr. Conrad need? *

Answer 1

Mr. Conrad will need 14 cups of cherries to make 8 pies

Step-by-step explanation:

Given;

A pie recipe = 1 3/4 cups of cherries = ⁷/₄ cups of cherries

8 pies will require how many cups of cherries ?

This is a proportion problem;

1 pie of recipe = ⁷/₄ cups of cherries

8 pies = x

x = 8 x ⁷/₄ cups of cherries

x = 2 x 7 cups of cherries

x = 14 cups of cherries

Therefore, Mr. Conrad will need 14 cups of cherries to make 8 pies