Ariana picked 21 cups of ripe strawberries from her garden. She plans to use all of the strawberries to make strawberry jam. Her recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar for every 7 cups of strawberries.How much sugar does Ariana need to use?____ cups
Q. Ariana picked 21 cups of ripe strawberries from her garden. She plans to use all of the strawberries to make strawberry jam. Her recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar for every 7 cups of strawberries.How much sugar does Ariana need to use?____ cups
Calculate ratio: Calculate the ratio of sugar to strawberries in the recipe.Reasoning: The recipe uses 2 cups of sugar for every 7 cups of strawberries.Calculation: 21 cups of strawberries ×(7 cups of strawberries2 cups of sugar)=6 cups of sugar.
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