Laura was making a recipe that said the ingredients were for 6 people, but she needed to make it for 8 people. The recipe called for 2 2/3 cups of milk and 1/4 cup of oil. How many cups of these liquid ingredients did she need for 8 people?
3 5/9
6/(2 2/3) = 8 / x
6x = 64/3
x = (64/3) / 6
x = (64/3) * (1/6)
x = 64/18 = 3 5/9
Use the same method for the oil.
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To find out how much of these liquid ingredients Laura needs for 8 people, we can use proportions.
First, let's calculate the proportion of liquid ingredients per person. For the milk, we divide the total amount (2 2/3 cups) by the number of people (6):
(2 2/3 cups) / (6 people) = 2/3 cups per person
Similarly, for the oil, we divide the total amount (1/4 cup) by the number of people (6):
(1/4 cup) / (6 people) = 1/24 cups per person
Now that we have the amounts per person, we can calculate how much Laura needs for 8 people. Multiplying the per person amount by the number of people, we get:
Milk: (2/3 cups per person) * (8 people) = 16/3 = 5 1/3 cups
Oil: (1/24 cups per person) * (8 people) = 1/3 cups
Therefore, Laura needs 5 1/3 cups of milk and 1/3 cup of oil for 8 people.