contestada

A recipe for 12 cupcakes uses 2/3 cups of sugar. The number of cupcakes is directly proportional to the amount of sugar. How many cupcakes can you make with 3 cups of sugar?

Respuesta :

rococo908

Answer:

54 cupcakes

Step-by-step explanation:

Create a proportion where x is the number of cupcakes you can make with 3 cups of sugar:

[tex]\frac{12}{2/3}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{x}{3}[/tex]

Cross multiply and solve for x:

36 = 2/3x

54 = x

So, with 3 cups of sugar, you can make 54 cupcakes

Otras preguntas