Question

A recipe for casserole calls for 2 cups of rice. The recipe makes 6 servings of casserole. how many cups of rice will you need to make 10 servings of casserole

Answer 1

You will need 3.333.... cups of rice to make 10 servings of casserole.

Explanation

The recipe which makes 6 servings of casserole, needs 2 cups of rice.

Suppose, you need $x$ cups of rice for making 10 servings of casserole.

Now, the equation according to the ratio of "cups of rice" to the "servings of casserole" will be.....

$\frac{x}{10}=\frac{2}{6}\\ \\ 6x= 2*10=20\\ \\ x=\frac{20}{6}=3.333.....$

So, you will need 3.333.... cups of rice to make 10 servings of casserole.