Lester makes sweetened iced tea. He uses 1/2 cup of sweetener to make 2 quarts of tea. He wants to make 16 quarts of tea for a family gathering. Which proportion should lester use to find s, the amount of sweetener to add to 16 quarts of tea?
0.5/2 = s/16
To determine the proportion that Lester should use to find s, the amount of sweetener to add to 16 quarts of tea, we can use the information provided.
We know that Lester uses 1/2 cup of sweetener to make 2 quarts of tea. We can express this information as a ratio:
(1/2 cup)/(2 quarts)
Now, we need to determine how much sweetener Lester should use for 16 quarts of tea. Let's call this unknown amount s. We can set up a proportion to find s:
(1/2 cup) / (2 quarts) = s / (16 quarts)
To solve this proportion, we can cross-multiply:
(1/2) x (16) = (2) x s
8 = 2s
To isolate s, divide both sides of the equation by 2:
8/2 = s
4 = s
Therefore, Lester should use 4 cups of sweetener to add to 16 quarts of tea.