Question

Ally uses 1/2 cups of sugar for a half a gallon of tea how much should she use for a whole gallon?

Answer 1

1 cup of sugar

Explanation:

To prepare a half gallon of tea, Ally uses 1/2 cup of sugar. To make a whole gallon of tea, she should use 1 cup of sugar

Answer 2

We will use 1 cup.

Explanation:

We can use ratios to solve:

1/2 cup x cups

--------------- = --------------------

1/2 gallon 1 gallon

We can use cross products.

1/2 *1 = 1/2 *x

We will use 1 cup.