Step 1
Given; Austin has a granola recipe that requires 5/6 pounds of oats to make one batch of granola. if Austin uses 2 1/2 pounds of oats while making granola, how many batches has he made?
Step 2
Using ratio
[tex]\frac{\frac{5}{6}pounds\text{ of oats}}{2\frac{1}{2}pounds\text{ of oats}}=\frac{1\text{ batch of granola}}{x}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{5}{6}x=\frac{5}{2} \\ 10x=30 \\ x=\frac{30}{10} \\ x=3 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Answer;
[tex]3\text{ batches}[/tex]
