Question

A recipe for stew calls for 2 pounds of beef to serve 4 people.

Gina wants to serve 8 people.

How many pounds of beef should she use?

Responses

4 pounds
4 pounds

6 pounds
6 pounds

8 pounds
8 pounds

16 pounds

Answer 1

To determine how many pounds of beef Gina should use to serve 8 people, we can use the ratio given in the recipe.

The original recipe uses 2 pounds of beef for 4 people. To find out how much beef is needed for 8 people, we can set up a proportion:

- For 4 people: 2 pounds of beef
- For 8 people: X pounds of beef

Since 8 people is double 4 people, you'd also need double the amount of beef:

2 pounds x 2 = 4 pounds

Therefore, Gina should use **4 pounds of beef** to serve 8 people.