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

Answer 1

If the ratio of eggs to sausages is 3:2, this means that for every 3 eggs, there are 2 sausages.

To find out how many sausages he needs with 12 eggs, we can set up a proportion:

3 eggs / 2 sausages = 12 eggs / x sausages

Cross multiplying, we get:

3 * x = 2 * 12

3x = 24

Dividing both sides of the equation by 3:

x = 8

Therefore, he needs 8 sausages.