Orly uses

Question

2 cups of raisins for every
9 cups of trail mix she makes. How many cups of trail mix will she make if she uses
12 cups of raisins?

Answer 1

To find the number of cups of trail mix Orly will make with 12 cups of raisins, we first need to determine the ratio of raisins to trail mix.

9 cups trail mix = 2 cups raisins
1 cup trail mix = 2/9 cups raisins

Now, we can set up a proportion to find the number of cups of trail mix for 12 cups of raisins:

(2/9) cups raisins = 12 cups raisins
(2/9) cups raisins = x cups trail mix

Cross multiplying:
9 * x = 2 * 12
9x = 24
x = 24/9
x ≈ 2.67

Orly will make approximately 2.67 cups of trail mix if she uses 12 cups of raisins.