Alice Hall, who loves to cook, makes an apple cake (serves six)for her family. The recipe calls for 2 1/2 pounds of apples, 2 1/4 cups of flour, 1/5 cup of margarine, 1 1/4 cups of sugar, and 4 eggs. Since guests are coming, she would like to make this cake so it will serve 24. How many pounds of apples should she use?
A)10
B)15
C)17 1/2
D)10 1/4
E)None of these

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To serve 24 people, which is 4 times the original recipe serving 6, she needs to multiply each ingredient by 4. For apples, 2 1/2 pounds multiplied by 4 equals 10 pounds.

Alice Hall, Who Loves to Cook, Makes an Apple Cake