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A rice casserole recipe serves four people and requires two tablespoons of butter. How many people will the rice casserole serve if the recipe is scaled to require six tablespoons of butter?
A rice casserole that requires 6 tablespoons of butter serves ____ people.

Answer 1

Answer:12 people

Explanation:

Answer 2

The answer is 12 people.
Set the problem as a proportion:
4 people / 2 tablespoons = x people / 6 tablespoons
x = 12