It takes 4 pounds of grapes to make 1 pound of raisins. How many pounds of grapes would you need to make 3000 pounds of raisins?

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Zander Dyer

16 June, 20:05

It takes 4 pounds of grapes to make 1 pound of raisins. How many pounds of grapes would you need to make 3000 pounds of raisins?

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Alison Valencia · Answer 1

4:1

(grapes); (rasins)

4:1

x:3000

so you then cross multiply

1·x=4·3000

multiply,

x=12000

so the answer is it takes 12000 pounds of grapes to make 3000 pounds of raisins