will give medal For last year's community picnic, Tammy needed 6 tomatoes to make 20 sandwiches. This year she expects she will need to make 40 sandwiches.

How many of the same size tomatoes will she need for 40 sandwiches?

A.
12

B.
26

C.
36

D.
120

Question

will give medal For last year's community picnic, Tammy needed 6 tomatoes to make 20 sandwiches. This year she expects she will need to make 40 sandwiches.

How many of the same size tomatoes will she need for 40 sandwiches?
 
 A.
12
 
 B.
26
 
 C.
36
 
 D.
120

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{6 tomatoes}{20sandwiches} = \frac{Xtomatoes}{40sandwiches}$$$$X=\frac{6tomatoes \times 40sandwiches}{20sandsiches}$$$$X=12tomatoes$$

Or, just think about it: It's twice as many sandwiches, so she needs twice as many tomatoes.