Question

Alex is making homemade cereal. For every 3 cups of granola he adds 1 cup of cranberries. If he uses a total of 3 cups of dried cranberries, how many cups of granola are in the cereal.

Answer 1

3/1 = x/3

Cross multiply and solve for x.

Answer 2

Is it 1/9

Answer 3

No. That answer doesn't make sense, does it?

3/1 = x/3

Cross multiply and solve for x.

x = 9

He has 9 cups of granola for 3 cups of cranberries.

Answer 4

thanks

Answer 5

You're welcome, Amy.