Rates and Ratios

Question

A a recipe for a dessert requires 3 cups of strawberries for every 1 1/2 cups of yogurt used. At this rate how much yogurt should be used if 2 cups of strawberries used?

Answer 1

Hi Serenity, let x represent the unknown amount of yogurt. The equation to solve is:

3 / 1.5 = 2 / x

Solve for x by cross multiplying:

3x = 3

x = 1

You should use 1 cup of yogurt for 2 cups of strawberries.

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