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. Limited by the amount of milk, Jordan can make at most
servings.
See Also
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