Question

You buy milk that contains 180 calories per 2 cups. Use a ratio table to find the number of calories in 5.5 cups.

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of calories in 5.5 cups are 495.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

You buy milk that contains 180 calories per 2 cups.

Now, to find the number of calories in 5.5 cups.

Let the number of calories in 5.5 cups be $x.$

As, in 2 cups there are 180 calories.

2 cups is equivalent to 180 calories.

Thus, the ratio would be $2:180.$

So, in 5.5 cups there are $x$ calories.

5.5 cups is equivalent to $x$ calories.

Thus, the ratio would be $5.5:x.$

Now, we set proportion to get the number of calories in 5.5 cups:

$2:180::5.5:x$

$\frac{2}{180} =\frac{5.5}{x}$

By cross multiplying we get:

$2x=990$

Dividing both sides by 2 we get:

$x=495$.

Therefore, the number of calories in 5.5 cups are 495.