Question

Orly uses 3 cups of raisins for every cups of trail mix she makes. How many cups of trail mix will she make if she uses 12 cups of raisins?

Answer 1

4 cups of trail mix

Explanation:

Use ratio, therefore,

3 cups of raisins : 1 cup of trail mix

12 cups of raisins : ?

= 12 / 3 × 1

= 12 / 3

Then, simplify the fraction using 3 to cancel the numerator and denominator

Therefore, you will get 4

Answer 2

4

Explanation:

3 cups of raisin=1 cup of trail mix

12 cups of raisin= ?

3×4 =12

12 cups of raisin= 4 cups of trail mix