Question

you can make 7 drinks with one coconut how many can you make if you have 8 coconuts

Answer 1

Answer:

56 drinks

Step-by-step explanation:

7 drinks = 1 coconut

x drinks = 8 coconut

cross multiply

x drinks = 7 × 8

x drinks = 56

so you can make 56 drinks with 8 coconuts

Answer 2

Answer:

One coconut = 7 drinks

Eight coconuts = X drinks

So set up the equation;

Drinks            7                  x

________   _________ = _________, solve for x:-

Coconuts       1                   8

7/1 = x/8

*8     *8

56 = x, 56 drinks can be made with 8 coconuts.