SOLUTION: A recipe for rice pudding uses 1/2 cup of rice and serves 6 people. How many cups of rice do you need to serve 75 people?
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Question 378642: A recipe for rice pudding uses 1/2 cup of rice and serves 6 people. How many cups of rice do you need to serve 75 people? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A recipe for rice pudding uses 1/2 cup of rice and serves 6 people. How many cups of rice do you need to serve 75 people?
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Proportion:
rice/people = rice/people
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x/75 = (1/2)/6
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x = 75(1/2)/6
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x = 75/12
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x = 6 1/4 cups
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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