Question

bella is making apple - celery juice from 15 celery sticks. if bella uses all 15 celery sticks, how many apples does bella need to make the juice? use the graph of this ratio to help you answer. 8 apples 10 apples 2 apples 6 apples

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the ratio from the graph

From the graph, when \(x = 3\) (number of celery sticks), \(y = 2\) (number of apples). So the ratio of apples to celery sticks is \(\frac{y}{x}=\frac{2}{3}\).

Step2: Use the ratio to find the number of apples for \(x = 15\)

Let \(y\) be the number of apples. We know \(\frac{y}{15}=\frac{2}{3}\). Cross - multiply: \(3y=2\times15\). Then \(3y = 30\), and \(y=\frac{30}{3}=10\).

Answer:

10 apples