Mc kenzie works for a catering company. she is making iced tera for an upcoming event. for each container of tea, she uses 16 tea bags and 3 cups of sugar. If Mc kenzie uses 64 tea bags, how many cups of sugar will she use?
12
16/3 = 64/x
Cross multiply and solve for x.
To find out how many cups of sugar McKenzie will use, we first need to determine the ratio between tea bags and cups of sugar.
Given:
- McKenzie uses 16 tea bags and 3 cups of sugar for each container of tea.
So the ratio of tea bags to cups of sugar is 16:3.
Since McKenzie is using 64 tea bags, we can set up a proportion to find the number of cups of sugar she will use:
16 tea bags / 3 cups of sugar = 64 tea bags / x cups of sugar
To solve for x (the number of cups of sugar), we cross-multiply and solve for x:
16x = (64 * 3)
16x = 192
Now, divide both sides by 16 to isolate the variable x:
x = 192 / 16
x = 12
Therefore, McKenzie will use 12 cups of sugar for the 64 tea bags.