Chris is determining the amount of raisins he will use for a raisin bread recipe. The ratio of cups of raisins: number of loaves Chris used is 3 raisins to 2 loaves. Which ratio is equivalent to the rate of raisins to loaves of bread that Chris can use?
Please proofread. I hope he used more than 3 raisins.
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To determine the equivalent ratio of raisins to loaves, we need to find a ratio that maintains the same relationship as the given ratio of 3 raisins to 2 loaves.
First, let's write down the given ratio: 3 raisins: 2 loaves.
To find an equivalent ratio, we need to multiply or divide both the numerator and the denominator of the given ratio by the same number.
Let's try multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by 2: 3 * 2 raisins: 2 * 2 loaves.
This simplifies to: 6 raisins: 4 loaves.
Now, we can simplify this ratio by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor (which is 2 in this case): 6/2 raisins: 4/2 loaves.
This simplifies to: 3 raisins: 2 loaves.
Therefore, the ratio 3 raisins to 2 loaves is already in its simplest form and is equivalent to the rate of raisins to loaves of bread that Chris can use.