SOLUTION: three tea bags are needed to make a gallon of iced tea. How many tea bags are needed to make four gallons

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Question 265283: three tea bags are needed to make a gallon of iced tea. How many tea bags are needed to make four gallons
Found 2 solutions by rfer, stanbon:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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3*4=12 tea bags

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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three tea bags are needed to make a gallon of iced tea. How many tea bags are needed to make four gallons
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Proportion:
x/4 = 3/1
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Cross-multiply to solve for "x":
x = 12 tea bags needed to make 4 gallons
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Cheers,
Stan H.