Question

A certain recipe for snack mix calls for 4 cups of pretzels and 2 cups of peanuts and makes 9 servings. Jeriel wants to make enough for 18 servings. How many cups of peanuts does he need?

Answer 1

To determine how many cups of peanuts Jeriel needs to make enough snack mix for 18 servings, we start with the amounts given for the original recipe, which makes 9 servings.

The original recipe calls for:
- 4 cups of pretzels
- 2 cups of peanuts
- Serves 9

Since Jeriel wants to double the servings from 9 to 18, he will need to multiply the amount of peanuts by 2 (because 18 servings is double 9 servings).

Calculating the needed amount of peanuts:
\[
2 \text{ cups of peanuts} \times 2 = 4 \text{ cups of peanuts}
\]

Thus, for 18 servings, Jeriel needs **4 cups of peanuts**.