Question

The standard recipe for Hershey’s chocolate is 2/9 cups cocoa and 1/6 cups milk. If Hershey’s decided to pour a total of 14 cups of ingredients into a bowl, how many cups of cocoa and milk would be needed so that the taste is exactly the same as the original recipe? Show Work:

Answer 1

Answer: There are 8 cups of cocoa and 6 cups of milk to make the standard recipe for Hershey's chocolate.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of cups of cocoa is given by

$\frac{2}{9}$

Number of cups of milk is given by

$\frac{1}{6}$

Since there are total number of cups of ingredients = 14

First, we find out the ratio of cups of cocoa and milk i.e.

$\frac{2}{9}:\frac{1}{6}\\\\=12:9\\\\=4:3$

So, Number of cups of cocoa is given by

$\frac{4}{7}\times 14\\\\4\times 2\\\\=8$

Number of cups of milk is given by

$\frac{3}{7}\times 14\\\\3\times 2\\\\=6$

Hence, there are 8 cups of cocoa and 6 cups of milk to make the standard recipe for Hershey's chocolate.

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

you do 2/9 + 1/6 and get 7/18

next you do 14 divided by 7/18 and get 36.

then you do 2/9 times 36 and get 8 cups of cocoa

The last step is to multiply 1/6 times 36 and get 6 cups of milk