Question

a cooking pot contain 42 ounces of soup and will serve 8 people at this rate how many Ounces will be needed to serve 12 people

Answer 1

so 42 oz=8 people
42 to 8
treat as fraction
42/8=21/4
21:4=x:12
21/4=x/12
multiply both sides by 12
252/4=x
63=x
63 oz is the answer