Question

A snack mix recipe makes 15 cups. It uses 5 cups of nuts and the rest is cereal. To make a 60-cup batch, how many cups of cereal are needed?
A. 40 cups
B. 24 cups
C. 20 cups
D. 10 cups

Answer 1

5 cups of nuts *4= 20 cups of nuts 
60-20=40 cups of cereal 

Answer 2

Answer:

A

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number of cups needed for a cereal. Of the 15 cups, 5 cups are nuts and the rest is cereal:

$=5/15=0.33$

33% of the mix is nuts and therefore:

$100-33=67$

67% of the mix is cereal

To make 60 cup batch the cereal will be:

$60\cdot{0.67}=40.2$

40 cups of cereal will make a 60 cup batch