It takes 12
cups of sugar to make 38
gallons of sweet tea. If the recipe is for 1 gallon of sweat tea, how much sugar is needed to make triple the recipe?
Responses
A 3 cups of sugar3 cups of sugar
B 6 cups of sugar6 cups of sugar
C 2 cups of sugar2 cups of sugar
D 4 cups of sugar4 cups of sugar
To find the amount of sugar needed to make triple the recipe, we first need to determine how much sugar is needed for one recipe.
The given information tells us that 12 cups of sugar are required for 38 gallons of sweet tea.
To find the amount needed for 1 gallon of sweet tea, we need to divide both the cups of sugar and gallons of sweet tea by 38:
12 cups of sugar / 38 gallons of sweet tea = 0.316 cups of sugar for 1 gallon of sweet tea.
Now, to find the amount of sugar needed for triple the recipe, we can multiply the amount needed for 1 gallon by 3:
0.316 cups of sugar for 1 gallon of sweet tea * 3 = 0.948 cups of sugar for triple the recipe.
Therefore, the answer is A) 3 cups of sugar.