Given, To make a strawberry shortcake for one person, we need :
▪︎[tex] \frac{1}{3} [/tex] cup of strawberry
▪︎one shortbread biscuit
Quantity of strawberries Elisa has = 3 cups
Number of shortbread biscuits she has = 12
Number of shortcakes she can make :
[tex] = \tt3 \div \frac{1}{3} [/tex]
[tex] = \tt\frac{3 \times 3}{1} [/tex]
[tex]\color{plum} =\tt 9 \: people[/tex]
Thus, Elisa can serve strawberry shortcakes to 9 people.
With 12 dozen shortbread biscuits she can serve 12 people.
Quantity of strawberries needed to serve 12 people :
[tex] =\tt \frac{1}{3} \times 12[/tex]
[tex] =\tt \frac{12}{3} [/tex]
[tex]\color{plum} = \tt4 \: cups[/tex]
○=> Therefore :
▪︎Elisa can serve strawberry shortcakes to 9 people.
▪︎Elisa will need 4 cups of strawberries if she wants to use all dozen shortbread biscuits.
