Answer: Eliana should add 9 cups of fertilizer to the pot.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given , Eliana always adds 3 cups of fertilizer for every 8 cups of soil. .
As the quantity of fertilizer is proportional to the quantity of soil.
That means,
[tex]\dfrac{\text{Number of cups of fertilizer for 24 cups of soil}}{\text{24}}=\dfrac{\text{Number of cups of fertilizer for 8 cups of soil}}{8}\\\\\Rightarrow \dfrac{\text{Number of cups of fertilizer for 24 cups of soil}}{24}=\dfrac{3}{8}[/tex]
Multiply 24 on both sides , we get
[tex]\Rightarrow\ \text{Number of cups of fertilizer for 24 cups of soil}=\dfrac{3}{8}\times24=3\times3=9[/tex]
Hence, Eliana should add 9 cups of fertilizer to the pot.
