2009 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 15
Problem
A recipe that makes servings of hot chocolate requires squares of chocolate, cup sugar, cup water and cups milk. Jordan has squares of chocolate, cups of sugar, lots of water and cups of milk. If she maintains the same ratio of ingredients, what is the greatest number of servings of hot chocolate she can make?
Solution
Asumming excesses of the other ingredients, the chocolate can make servings, the sugar can make servings, the water can make unlimited servings, and the milk can make servings. The Limited by the amount of milk, Jordan can make at most servings.
See Also
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