A recipe needs eq200561_s1 cup of sugar. Mary plans to make 7 batches of the recipe. How many cups of sugar will Mary needs A: 7 1/2 B: 3 1/2 C:2 1/3 D: 5 1/2 PLZ ANSWER PLS!

Complete Question

A recipe needs 1/2 cup of sugar. Mary plans to make 7 batches of the recipe. How many cups of sugar will Mary needs A: 7 1/2 B: 3 1/2 C:2 1/3 D: 5 1/2 PLZ ANSWER PLS!

B: 3 1/2

Step-by-step explanation:

From the Question,

Recipe = 1 batch

1 batch of recipe = 1/2 cup of sugar

7 batches of recipe = x

Cross Multiply

x = 1/2 cup of sugar × 7 batches of recipe/1 batch of recipe

x = 7/2

x = 3 1/2 cups of sugar.

Option B is the correct answer.

me! what did you put for this question?

step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

let pq = qr = rs = x, and xz = y and zu = z.

if the horizontal lines are parallel, then corresponding segments are in proportion:

substitute:

therefore 3 = y = z.

xu = y + z → xu = 3 + 3 = 6