Ashley need 28 apples to make 4 pies. How many apples will she need to make 20 apple pies?
a. 120 apples
b. 128 apples
c. 136 apples
d. 140 apples
4 pies take 28 apples, so
1 pie takes 7 apples, then
20 pies take .....
or just solve for a in the simple proportion:
a/20 = 28/4
To find out how many apples Ashley will need to make 20 apple pies, we can set up a proportion using the given information.
Since Ashley needs 28 apples to make 4 pies, we can say that the ratio of apples to pies is 28:4.
We can then set up the proportion:
28 apples / 4 pies = x apples / 20 pies
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply and divide:
4x = 28 * 20
4x = 560
x = 560 / 4
x = 140
Therefore, Ashley will need 140 apples to make 20 apple pies.
Therefore, the correct answer is d. 140 apples.
To find out how many apples Ashley will need to make 20 apple pies, let's first determine how many apples she needs to make one pie.
We know that Ashley needs 28 apples to make 4 pies. We can calculate the number of apples needed for one pie by dividing the total number of apples by the number of pies:
28 apples ÷ 4 pies = 7 apples per pie.
Now that we know Ashley needs 7 apples to make one pie, we can find out how many apples she needs for 20 pies by multiplying the number of apples per pie by the number of pies:
7 apples per pie × 20 pies = 140 apples.
Therefore, the answer is d. Ashley will need 140 apples to make 20 apple pies.