Question

Edgar is making an egg casserole for brunch. He needs eggs and sausages in the ratio of 3:2 . If he is going to use 12 eggs, how many sausages does he need? (1 point) Responses 5 sausages 5 sausages 20 sausages 20 sausages 12 sausages 12 sausages 8 sausages

Answer 1

The ratio of eggs to sausages is 3:2. This means for every 3 eggs, there are 2 sausages.

If Edgar is using 12 eggs, we can set up a proportion to find out how many sausages he needs.

Let \(s\) represent the number of sausages:

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

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

\[
3s = 2 \cdot 12
\]
\[
3s = 24
\]
\[
s = \frac{24}{3} = 8
\]

So, Edgar needs **8 sausages**.