A pecan ple recipe calls for 3 1/2 cups of sugar for 16 servings. How many cups of sugar are needed for 32 servings of pecan ple? A. 6.24 cups
B. 7 cups
C. about 146 cups
D. about 164 cups

B. 7 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

16+16=32

3 1/2+3 1/2=

3+3=6 1/2+1/2=1

6+1=7

B. 7 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

31/2 cups for 16 servings.

32 servings are two 16 servings

Convert 3 1/2 to fraction 7/2 then multiply by 2

7 cups

for this case we must apply distributive property to the following expression:

the distributive property states that:

then, when applying the property we have to multiply the -2 for each term within the parenthesis: