Question

A salsa recipe uses green pepper, onion, and tomato in the extended ratio 1:3:9. How many cups of onion are needed to make 117 cups of salsa?


3
27
9
81

Answer 1

As you are given with the ratios:
So,
Let the green pepper needed be : x
So, Onion be : 3x
And Tomato be : 9x

Now, we have to make 117 cup of Salsa,

So,

\[x+3x+9x = 117\]
\[13x = 117\]

Find x from here..


For Onion, find 3x...

Answer 2

9?

Answer 3

is this the value of x??

Answer 4

For Onion,
find 3x,,

and you know the value of x..

Answer 5

ok i got it 27

Answer 6

Yes you are right..

Answer 7

thanks