A chicken casserole recipe serves 12 people and calls for 3 cups of spinach. If you want to adjust the recipe to serve 18 people, how many cups of spinach should you use?

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asked Apr 7, 2021 6.1k views

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Jamie Deith · Answer 1 · 2021-04-11T02:04:47+0000

Answer:

4.5 cups of spinach

Explanation:

we know that

The recipe serves 12 people and calls for 3 cups of spinach

so

using proportion

Find out how many cups of spinach should you use, to serve 18 people

$(12)/(3)\ (people)/(cups) =(18)/(x)\ (people)/(cups)\\\\x=18(3)/12\\\\x=4.5\ cups$