Question

Edgar is making an egg casserole for brunch, he needs eggs and sausages in a ratio of 3:2. If he is going to use 12 eggs, how many sausages does he need?

Answer 1

To find out how many sausages Edgar needs, we can use the ratio of eggs to sausages, which is 3:2.

Given that he is using 12 eggs, we can set up the following proportion:

\[
\frac{ \text{eggs}}{ \text{sausages}} = \frac{3}{2}
\]

Let \( s \) be the number of sausages. Then we have:

\[
\frac{12}{s} = \frac{3}{2}
\]

Now, we can cross-multiply to solve for \( s \):

\[
12 \cdot 2 = 3 \cdot s
\]

This simplifies to:

\[
24 = 3s
\]

Now, divide both sides by 3:

\[
s = \frac{24}{3} = 8
\]

Therefore, Edgar needs **8 sausages**.