Given:
Rosa is using a recipe that serves eight and uses 1 1/4 cups of sour cream.
Required:
Find the amount of sour cream she will use if she wants to make six
servings.
Explanation:
The amount of sour cream uses to serve eight
[tex]=\frac{11}{4}[/tex]The amount of sour cream uses to serve one
[tex]\begin{gathered} =\frac{\frac{11}{4}}{8} \\ =\frac{11}{32} \end{gathered}[/tex]The amount of sour cream uses to serve six
[tex]\begin{gathered} =\frac{11}{32}\times6 \\ =\frac{33}{16} \\ =2\frac{1}{16} \\ =2.0625 \end{gathered}[/tex]Final Answer:
The amount of sour cream she will use if she wants to make six
servings
[tex]\begin{gathered} =2.0625 \\ =2\frac{1}{16} \end{gathered}[/tex]