In the morning, Marco sold 12 cups of lemonade for $3. By the end of the day, he had earned $9. How many cups of lemonade did he sell in all?

Kaycee wrote the proportion for this situation. Identify the error and give two ways to write the proportion correctly.

In the morning Marco sold 12 cups of lemonade for 3 By the end of the day he had earned 9 How many cups of lemonade did he sell in all Kaycee wrote the proporti class=

Respuesta :

The first fraction is saying that 12 cups over 3 dollars is equal to 9 dollars over however many cups. To make it correct it would be 12/3 = C/9.