Question

A recipe requires 3 ingredients A, B, C in the volume ratio 2:3:4. If 6 pints of ingredient B are required, how many pints of ingredients A and C are required?

Answer 1

2A = 3B = 4C

Answer 2

do you understand my hint?

Answer 3

2A = 3(2) = 4C

Answer 4

therefore A & C are 2 as well?

Answer 5

if a= 2 and c =2 then

4 = 6 =8 ?????

Answer 6

Ok they aren't equal

Answer 7

I only know B=6 and I can use 2(3) to make A but there is no way for C

Answer 8

4C = 6

solve for C

Answer 9

oh

Answer 10

1.5

Answer 11

this is how I would do it:
THe ratio for B is 3, but you need 6 pints. This required multiplying by 2.
therefore you multiply the A and C portions by 2 as well.
So A is 4 pints and C is ?

Answer 12

Or
2:3:4
= ? :6: ?
look at the pattern.

Answer 13

I'm afraid Walleye has misled you a little.
It is not true that 2A=3B=4C, though it is a common mistake.

Answer 14

So A =4 and C=8

Answer 15

Yes

Answer 16

Thanks