Question

Sharla’s recipe for 4 servings of stew has 2 potatoes and 4 celery sticks. How many potatoes and celery sticks does she need to make 6 servings?

Answer 1

she needs 3 potatoes and 6 celery sticks because 4 divided by 2 is 2
and 2 times 3 equals 6 and 1 times 3 equals 3

Answer 2

4 servings : 2 potatoes and 4 celery sticks. Find the number of potatoes and celery sticks in 6 servings. 6/4 = 1.50 2 potatoes x 1.50 = 3 potatoes 4 celery sticks x 1.50 = 6 celery sticks 6 servings of stew has 3 potatoes and 6 celery sticks. Other way of computing for the 6 servings is getting the number of potatoes and celery sticks per serving.

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