Question

Damian is making brownies to serve at the family picnic. If the recipe calls for 2 ½ cups of cocoa to serve 4 people, how many cups will he need if there will be 60 people at the picnic?

Answer 1

4 people ............2 1/2 cups
60 people    ......x cups

x= 60*2 1.2 :4
x= 15*2 1/2= 15* 5/2= 75/2= 37 1/2 cups