Question

Explain-Carmen is making homemade root beer for an upcoming charity fundraiser.

If Carmen uses 12 pounds of dry ice she will need to use 8 ounces of root beer
extract.
1. Write a ratio/proportional constant for number of pounds to number of ounces
of root beer extract.

Answer 1

1.5lb/ounces

Explanation:

Given:

Mass of dry ice Carmen uses = 12lb

Mass of root beet = 8ounces

Unknown:

Ratio/Proportional constant for number of pounds to number of ounces of root beer extract = ?

Solution:

To solve this problem,

Ratio =
`(number of pounds of dry ice)/(Ounce of root beer)`

Ratio =
`(12lb)/(8ounces)` = 1.5lb/ounces