Answer:
3 teaspoons of salt is needed to cook the recipe for 8 people.
The correct option is d. 3 teaspoons.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Mike has a recipe that feeds one person that calls for 3/8 teaspoon of salt.
Now, to find the quantity of salt is needed to cook the recipe for 8 people.
As, given the unit rate is:
[tex]\frac{3}{8}[/tex] teaspoon salt per person.
So, to get the salt needed to cook for 8 people we multiply 8 by [tex]\frac{3}{8}[/tex] :
[tex]8\times \frac{3}{8}[/tex]
[tex]=\frac{24}{8}[/tex]
[tex]=3\ teaspoons.[/tex]
Therefore, 3 teaspoons of salt is needed to cook the recipe for 8 people.
The correct option is d. 3 teaspoons.
