Question

2. Alice Hall, who loves to cook, makes an apple cake (serves 6) 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?
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Answer 1

6----->2 1/2
24--->x
x=24*2 1/2/6=4*2 1/2=4*5/2=10 pounds of apples

Answer 2

Answer:

10 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that Alice hall makes an apple cake (serves 6) for her family

Apples=$2\frac{1}{2}=\frac{5}{2}$pounds

Flour=$2\frac{1}{4}=\frac{9}{4}$ cups

Margarine=$\frac{1}{4}$ cups

Sugar=$1\frac{1}{4}=\frac{5}{4}$ cups

Eggs=4

For 6 persons , apples required =$\frac{5}{2}$ pounds

For 24 persons=$\frac{\frac{5}{2}}{6}\times 24$

For 24 persons=$\frac{5}{12}\times 24=10$ pounds

Hence, she should use 10 pounds of apples.