SOLUTION: If 342 cups of coffee can be made from 9 lb of coffee, how many cups can be made from 6 lb of coffee? The answer I got was 228....? Thank you

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Question 107629: If 342 cups of coffee can be made from 9 lb of coffee, how
many cups can be made from 6 lb of coffee?
The answer I got was 228....?
Thank you

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you got 228, then you must have realized that the ratio of 6%2F9 is 2%2F3 and multiplied that times the 342. Which was, of course, the correct thing to do. Your answer of 228 is correct.