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
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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.