Complete the parts below. Write your answers as whole numbers or fractions in simplest form.
(a)A candy shop uses a ratio of 27 pieces of dark chocolate to 9 pieces of milk chocolate when assembling boxes of fudge. Give two different unit rates using this relationship.
One unit rate:
pieces of dark chocolate
for each
piece of milk chocolate
Another unit rate:
pieces of milk chocolate
for each
piece of dark chocolate
(b)How many pieces of milk chocolate are needed if 30 pieces of dark chocolate are used?
(a) One unit rate: 3 pieces of dark chocolate for each piece of milk chocolate
Another unit rate: 1 piece of milk chocolate for each piece of dark chocolate
(b) If 30 pieces of dark chocolate are used, then according to the ratio, we would need 10 pieces of milk chocolate.
(a) One unit rate: 27 pieces of dark chocolate for each 9 pieces of milk chocolate.
Another unit rate: 9 pieces of milk chocolate for each 27 pieces of dark chocolate.
(b) If 30 pieces of dark chocolate are used, we can calculate the number of pieces of milk chocolate needed using the given ratio.
Since the ratio is 27 pieces of dark chocolate to 9 pieces of milk chocolate, we can set up a proportion:
27 pieces of dark chocolate / 9 pieces of milk chocolate = 30 pieces of dark chocolate / x pieces of milk chocolate
Cross-multiplying, we get:
(27 * x) = (9 * 30)
27x = 270
Dividing both sides by 27, we get:
x = 10
Therefore, 10 pieces of milk chocolate are needed if 30 pieces of dark chocolate are used.
(a) To find the unit rates, we need to simplify the given ratio of 27 pieces of dark chocolate to 9 pieces of milk chocolate.
Unit Rate 1: pieces of dark chocolate for each piece of milk chocolate
To find this unit rate, we divide the number of dark chocolates by the number of milk chocolates:
27 pieces of dark chocolate ÷ 9 pieces of milk chocolate = 3 pieces of dark chocolate for each piece of milk chocolate
Unit Rate 2: pieces of milk chocolate for each piece of dark chocolate
To find this unit rate, we divide the number of milk chocolates by the number of dark chocolates:
9 pieces of milk chocolate ÷ 27 pieces of dark chocolate = 1/3 piece of milk chocolate for each piece of dark chocolate (simplified fraction)
(b) If 30 pieces of dark chocolate are used, we can use the given ratio to determine how many pieces of milk chocolate are needed.
Given: 27 pieces of dark chocolate to 9 pieces of milk chocolate
To find the number of milk chocolates if 30 pieces of dark chocolate are used, we set up a proportion:
27 pieces of dark chocolate / 9 pieces of milk chocolate = 30 pieces of dark chocolate / x pieces of milk chocolate
Cross-multiplying, we get:
27 * x = 9 * 30
Simplifying:
27x = 270
Dividing both sides by 27:
x = 270 / 27
x = 10
Therefore, if 30 pieces of dark chocolate are used, 10 pieces of milk chocolate are needed.
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(a) One unit rate: 27 pieces of dark chocolate for each 9 pieces of milk chocolate.
Another unit rate: 9 pieces of milk chocolate for each 27 pieces of dark chocolate.
(b) If 30 pieces of dark chocolate are used, we can calculate the number of pieces of milk chocolate needed using the given ratio.
To do this, we can set up a proportion:
27 pieces of dark chocolate / 9 pieces of milk chocolate = 30 pieces of dark chocolate / x
Cross-multiplying, we get:
27x = 9 * 30
Simplifying:
27x = 270
Dividing both sides by 27:
x = 270 / 27
x = 10
Therefore, if 30 pieces of dark chocolate are used, 10 pieces of milk chocolate are needed.