Question

You have 36 teaspoons of peppercorns. You need 0.25 teaspoons to make one serving of beef brisket. How many servings can you make?

Answer 1

Answer:

144 servings

Explanation:

• 0.25 teaspoons, is used to make 1, serving, of beef brisket.

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• 36 teaspoons, is used to make ,x servings, of beef brisket.

Expressing this as a ratio gives:

$\frac{0.25}{1}=\frac{36}{x}$

We solve for x by cross multiplying:

$\begin{gathered} 0.25x=36\times1 \\ x=\frac{36}{0.25} \\ x=144 \end{gathered}$

You can make 144 servings.