Question

A salsa recipe uses green pepper, onion, and tomato in the extended ratio 2 : 5 : 9. How many cups of onion are needed to make 96 cups of salsa?

Answer 1

k, start by thinking of one "serving" salsa. just using the ratios you are given. you will have 2 cups of pepper, 5 cups of onion, and 9 cups of tomato. overall that is 16 cups

Answer 2

now lets try to so what fraction of the salsa is onion

Answer 3

well, in a 16 cup serving there would be 5 cups of onion so that means the fraction is 5/16

Answer 4

now that we know that fraction overall, we can find out how much you need for any amount of salsa. we just multiply the amount by the fraction. so for 96 cups we do (5/16) x 96 = 30 cups of onion

Answer 5

so 5/16 x 96?

Answer 6

Thank you :D