Brandon makes lemon water by adding 3/4 of a cup of sliced lemon to 2 cups of water. At this rate, how many cups of sliced lemon would he need to add to 12 cups of water?
select from the choices below
A. 1 1/2 cups
B. 1 7/8 cups
C. 4 1/2 cups
D. 3/8 of a cup
We can set up a proportion to solve this problem. Let x be the number of cups of sliced lemon needed to add to 12 cups of water.
We can write the proportion as:
3/4 cups lemon / 2 cups water = x cups lemon / 12 cups water
Cross-multiplying, we get:
3/4 * 12 = 2 * x
36 = 2x
Dividing both sides by 2, we find:
x = 36 / 2 = 18
Therefore, Brandon would need to add 18 cups of sliced lemon to 12 cups of water.
Since none of the answer choices are 18, there may be a mistake in the problem.