2) the table below has space for 3 different-sized pans that could be used to make macaroni and
cheese. all of the units are in number of cups. if the ratio of ingredients stays the same, how
should the recipe be altered to account for the different sized pans?
noodles (cups)
cheese (cups)
pan size
(total number
of cups)

option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have