Katie uses 2 cups of carrots in a casserole that serves 12 people. How many cups of carrots will she use to serve 18 people?
Responses
A 1 cup1 cup
B 3 cups3 cups
C 4 cups4 cups
D 112
cups
B 3 cups
To find out how many cups of carrots Katie will use to serve 18 people, we can set up a proportion:
2 cups of carrots / 12 people = x cups of carrots / 18 people
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:
12 * x = 2 * 18
12x = 36
Divide both sides of the equation by 12:
x = 36 / 12
x = 3
Therefore, Katie will use 3 cups of carrots to serve 18 people.
So, the correct answer is B) 3 cups.