Question

Alice Hall, who loves to cook, makes an apple cake (serves six) for her family. The recipe calls for 2 1/2 pounds of apples, 2 1/4 cups of flour, 1/5 cup of margarine, 1 1/4 cups of sugar, and 4 eggs. Since guests are coming, she would like to make this cake so it will serve 24. How many pounds of apples should she use

Answer 1

2 1/2 pounds of apple makes serve 6
(2 1/2 x 24)/6 = 10 pounds of apple will make serve 24.

Therefore, she will use 10 pounds of apples.