Question

You have to buy 2 cases of soft drinks for every 9 people. If you have 27 people, how many cases of soft drinks do you need?

Answer 1

the answer is 6

Explanation:

27/9=3

2×3=6

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Answer 2

6 cases

Explanation:

We can use a proportion to solve

2 cases x cases

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

9 people 27 people

Using cross products

2 * 27 = 9x

54 = 9x

Dvide by 9

54/9 = 9x/9

6 =x

6 cases