Answer:
D: 12
Step-by-step explanation:
1) So what I did at first was convert the fractions into decimals.
(Personally, this makes it easier, for me at least)
- [tex]\frac{1}{4} = 0.25\\[/tex]
- [tex]\frac{3}{5} = 0.60[/tex]
2) The problem states that for every 0.25 cups of broccoli, 0.60 grams of fiber are added as well to the mix. You can also convert this into a fraction. (It doesn't matter which one is the numerator/denominator, but for this example, I used the 0.25 cups of broccoli as the numerator.
- [tex]\frac{broccoli}{fiber} =\frac{0.25}{0.60}[/tex]
3) Next step would be making another fraction. This time, the fraction is for the 5 cups of broccoli. Since we don't know the amount of grams for the fiber, we will replace it with an "x".
- [tex]\frac{broccoli}{fiber} =\frac{5}{x}[/tex]
4) Realize, that | [tex]\frac{0.25}{0.60} =\frac{5}{x}[/tex] | To figure out the answer to this part, you can cross-multiply
- [tex]0.25x = 5(0.60)[/tex]
5) Then at last, divide both sides by [tex]0.25[/tex] and you'll get:
Sorry this may have taken a long time; I just wanted to make sure everything was correct. Hope you do well on math, whether it's a test, or just homework. Good luck! :D
