Julia's recipe for apple fritters makes eighteen fritters and uses half of a cup of milk. Julia wants to make six fritters. How much milk will she need?

Use a proportion and solve for x.

(1/2)/ 18 = x / 6

18x = (1/2) * 6

18x = 3

x = 3/18 = 1/6 cup milk

Thanks for the help.

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To find the amount of milk needed for six fritters, we'll use a proportion.

Let's set up the proportion using the ratio of fritters to milk:
18 fritters / 0.5 cups of milk = 6 fritters / x cups of milk

Cross-multiplying the two ratios gives:
18 fritters * x cups of milk = 6 fritters * 0.5 cups of milk

Simplifying the right side gives:
18x cups of milk = 3 cups of milk

Now, we can isolate x by dividing both sides by 18:
x = 3 cups of milk / 18

Simplifying further gives us:
x = 1/6 cups of milk

Therefore, Julia will need 1/6 cup of milk to make six fritters.