Question

Question
A trail mix recipe calls for 1 cup of nuts for every 2 cups of granola. If you want to make 12 cups of trail mix, how many cups of granola will you need? Use a tape diagram to help organize your thinking.(1 point)
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Answer 1

To find the number of cups of granola needed, we can set up a ratio using the given information.

Let's represent the number of cups of nuts as "N" and the number of cups of granola as "G".

According to the recipe, we need 1 cup of nuts for every 2 cups of granola, so the ratio is 1:2.

We can set up the following proportion:

1/2 = N/12

To solve for N, we can cross-multiply:

2N = 12

Dividing both sides by 2, we find:

N = 6

Since we want to find the number of cups of granola (G), we know that G is twice the amount of nuts (N).

Therefore, G = 2 * N = 2 * 6 = 12

So, you will need 12 cups of granola to make 12 cups of trail mix