(a) One unit rate: 3 pieces of dark chocolate for each 1 piece of milk chocolate
Another unit rate: 12 pieces of dark chocolate for each 4 pieces of milk chocolate
(b) If 42 pieces of dark chocolate are used, then the number of pieces of milk chocolate needed can be found using the ratio:
36 pieces of dark chocolate / 12 pieces of milk chocolate = 42 pieces of dark chocolate / x pieces of milk chocolate
Cross-multiplying, we get:
36x = 12 * 42
36x = 504
Dividing both sides by 36, we get:
x = 504 / 36
x = 14
Therefore, 14 pieces of milk chocolate are needed if 42 pieces of dark chocolate are used.
Complete the parts below. Write your answers as whole numbers or fractions in simplest form.
(a)A candy shop uses a ratio of 36 pieces of dark chocolate to 12 pieces of milk chocolate when assembling boxes of fudge. Give two different unit rates using this relationship.
One unit rate: for each
Another unit rate: for each
(b)How many pieces of milk chocolate are needed if 42 pieces of dark chocolate are used?
pieces of milk chocolate
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