Question

Jose is making a trail mix. The recipe calls 3 parts golden raisins to 2 parts cashews. Jose would like to make 30 cups of trail mix. How many cups of golden raisins and cashews does jose need?

Answer 1

Answer:

18 cups of golden raisins.

12 cups of cashews.

Step-by-step explanation:

The recipe calls 3 parts golden raisins to 2 parts cashews.

Jose would like to make 30 cups of trail mix.

We can define this as : $3x+2x=30$

$=> 5x=30$

Dividing both sides by 5, we get

x = 6

Hence, Jose will need $3x=3\times6=18$ cups of golden raisins.

And $2x=2\times6=12$ cups of cashews.

So, answer is :

18 cups of golden raisins.

12 cups of cashews.

Answer 2

He would need 90 cups of raisins and 60 cups of cashews