Juli uses 12 ounces of cheese in her potato soup recipe. Her recipe yields 8 servings. If Juli needs enough for 20 servings, how many pounds of cheese will she need?
(I’ll mark you Brainleist if you CAN answer it CORRECTLY)
STEP 1: Find number of recipes needed for 20 servings (number of times we're multiplying original recipe) = 20 servings ÷ 8 servings per recipe = 20/8 = 2 4/8 reduce by 2 = 2 1/2 or 2.5 recipes
STEP 2: Multiply recipes needed by amount of cheese used per recipe = 2 1/2 * 12 ounces convert fraction to improper fraction = 5/2 * 12 multiply numerators = (5*12)/2 = 60/2 = 30 ounces of cheese needed
ANSWER: She needs 30 ounces of cheese to make 20 servings.
