A famous recipe for New Orleans jambalaya calls for 1 1/4 cups of Gulf shrimp. The recipe serves 5 people. Trinetta and Agnes want to serve 12 people, so they increase all the ingredients proportionally. How much Gulf shrimp is required for the new recipe? A. 1 2/5
B. 5/12
C. 3 cups
D. 4/5 cups
E. 7 cups

C. 3 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: In recipe for 5 people, Required Gulf shrimp = cups

Since,

Required Gulf shrimp = cups

Then, for 1 people Gulf shrimp required =

cup

For 12 people, it is required =

Hence, 3 cups of gulf shrimp is required for new recipe.

So, correct option is C. 3 cups

d≈7.07in

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