Each ingredient Andy has to use, will be 14 3/8 pounds of apples, 16 7/8 cups of flour, 5/16 cup of margarine, 9 1/16 cups of sugar, and 5 teaspoons of cinnamon.
A ratio is a collection of ordered integers a and b represented as a/b, with b never equaling zero. A proportionate expression is one in which two items are equal.
Andy, who loves to cook, makes apple cobbler for his family.
The recipe (serves 6) calls for 5 3/4 pounds of apples, 6 3/4 cups of flour, 1/8 cup of margarine, 3 5/8 cups of sugar, and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon.
Since guests are coming, Andy wants to make a cobbler that will serve 15.
Multiply each ingredient by 2.5.
Then each ingredient Andy has to use, will be
2.5 x 5 3/4 = 14 3/8 pounds of apples
2.5 x 6 3/4 = 16 7/8 cups of flour
2.5 x 1/8 = 5/16 cup of margarine
2.5 x 3 5/8 = 9 1/16 cups of sugar
2.5 x 2 = 5 teaspoons of cinnamon
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