Question

Suppose a recipe calls for 3 cups of sugar per 4 quarts of lemonade. How many cups of sugar are needed to make 10 quarts? Which setup would allow us to correctly solve the problem? (see image)

Answer 1

Answer:

7.5 cups of sugar

Explanation:

8 qts of lemonade calls for 6 cups of sugar; 2x of each.

2 qts of lemonade calls for 1.5 cups of sugar or half as much.

10 qts of lemonade calls for 7.5 cups of sugar