Question

Liz prepared 48 kilograms of dough after working 6 hours. How much dough did Liz prepare if she worked for 9 hours?Assume the relationship is directly proportional.

Answer 1

ANSWER:

72 kilograms

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:

Since the relationship is directly proportional, we can make the following proportion

$\begin{gathered} \frac{48}{6}=\frac{x}{9} \\ \text{solving for x} \\ x=48\cdot\frac{9}{6} \\ x=72 \end{gathered}$