The recipe for mint chocolate ice cream requires 2 1/4 cups of creams for 5 people. You need ice cream for 8 people. How much cream will you need?

Question

Please explain,thanks.

Answer 1

2 1/4 = 9/4

(9/4)(8/5) = (9/1)(2/5) = 18/5 = 3 3/5 cups

Answer 2

Let's set up a proportion and cross-multiply.

2 1/4 / 5 = x / 8

5x = 2 1/4 * 8
5x = 18
x = 3 3/5 cups

Answer 3

3.6

Answer 4

3 3/5 cups idk why it's 2016 In my school still got us doing this

Answer 5

2 1/4 ÷ 5 = 9/20
9/20 x 8 = 18/5
18/5 = 3.6
3.6 cups

Answer 6

It's 3 3/5

Answer 7

2\44

Answer 8

2 1/4 divided by 5 = 9/20
9/20 x 8 = 18/5
18/5=3 3/5
3 3/5 cups!!!

Answer 9

3.6

Answer 10

2 1/4 divided by 5 = 9/20
9/20 x 8 = 18/5
18/5=3 3/5
3 3/5 cups!!!

Answer 11

2 1/4 divided by 5 = 9/20
9/20 x 8 = 18/5
18/5=3 3/5
3 3/5 cups!!!

Answer 12

This helped so much! I got this question for my homework and was kinda stuck. I thought it was 35/40!