When Elena makes bird food, she usually mixes 9 cups of seeds with 6 tablespoons of maple syrup. However, today she is short on ingredients. Think of a recipe that would yield a smaller batch of bird food but still taste the same. Select the correct amount of seeds and syrup. *

3 cups of seeds and 2 tablespoons of maple syrup

-OR-

6 cups of seeds and 4 tablespoons of maple syrup

Step-by-step explanation:

As this is a ratio of 9:6: "for every 9 cups of seeds, there is 6 tablespoons of maple syrup"

The original ratio is 3:2 "for every 3 cups of seeds, there is 2 tablespoons of maple syrup"

Using this ratio, we can infer that 3:2 or 6:4 would be a simpler answer for this problem. If there is doubt, it would be better to use 3:2 as it is the smallest ratio.

I don't quite know how much Elena has in bird food but here is what you can do: If Elena has for example 6 cups of seeds then she will need 3 cups of maple syrup I think. 9-6=3 which is the difference that Elena needs to make her bird food. I hope this helps!

-2x + 7 = 7

subtract 7 from both sides.

-2x = 0

divide both sides by -2.

x = 0