Question

A Sweet Potato Casserole recipe serves 6 people and calls for 1/4 cup of brown sugar. At this rate, how much brown sugar is needed to make a casserole that will serve 27 people? (UNIT RATES QUESTION NEED ANSWER ASAP)

Answer 1

To make a casserole that will serve 27 people, you will need 1.125 cups of brown sugar.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much brown sugar is needed to make a casserole that will serve 27 people, we can set up a proportion using the given information. The recipe serves 6 people and calls for 1/4 cup of brown sugar. So, the rate of brown sugar per person is 1/4 cup / 6 people = 1/24 cup per person. To find out how much brown sugar is needed for 27 people, we multiply the rate by the number of people: (1/24 cup/person) * 27 people = 1.125 cups of brown sugar.

Answer 2

Answer: I got 4/9

Step-by-step explanation:

1/4 divided by 6 to find the unit rate of the sugar needed for each serving which is 1/24. Then, you times that fraction by 27 because to find the amount of sugar for the 27 people which is 4/9.