Carmen likes to make her own trail mix. Her recipe calls for 8 cups of peanuts and 2 cups of chocolate chips. She discovers that she only has 4 cups of peanuts in her cupboard. How many cups of chocolate chips does she need for this amount of peanuts? What is the ratio of peanuts to chocolate chips in the original recipe? Use counters to model the ratio. Draw your model.
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- Since the original recipe calls for a ratio of 8 cups of peanuts to 2 cups of chocolate chips, the ratio simplifies to 4:1. - Since Carmen only has 4 cups of peanuts, she will need 1 cup of chocolate chips to maintain the 4:1 ratio. ** Show more…
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