Edgar is making an egg casserole for brunch, he needs eggs and sausages in a ratio of 3:2. If he is going to use 12 eggs, how many sausages does he need?

Answer 1

To find out how many sausages Edgar needs, we can use the ratio of eggs to sausages, which is 3:2.

Given that he is using 12 eggs, we can set up the following proportion:

\[ \frac{ \text{eggs}}{ \text{sausages}} = \frac{3}{2} \]

Let \( s \) be the number of sausages. Then we have:

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

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

\[ 12 \cdot 2 = 3 \cdot s \]

This simplifies to:

\[ 24 = 3s \]

Now, divide both sides by 3:

\[ s = \frac{24}{3} = 8 \]

Therefore, Edgar needs 8 sausages.