4 servings : 2 potatoes and 4 celery sticks. Find the number of potatoes and celery sticks in 6 servings. 6/4 = 1.50 2 potatoes x 1.50 = 3 potatoes 4 celery sticks x 1.50 = 6 celery sticks 6 servings of stew has 3 potatoes and 6 celery sticks. Other way of computing for the 6 servings is getting the number of potatoes and celery sticks per serving.
For this case we have the following equation: Rewriting we have: We raise both members of the equation to the square: Rewriting we have: It's a extraneous solution because equality is not met by substituting x = 10 in the original equation: Answer: The solution is: It's a extraneous solution