Question

A salsa recipe uses green pepper, onion, and tomato in the extended ratio 1:3:10. How many cups of onion are needed to make 56 cups of salsa?

Answer 1

The cups of onion needed to make 56 cups of salsa is 12 cups

Ratio and proportion

Fractions are written as a ratio of two integers. Given the following ratio of green pepper, onion, and tomato as 1:3:10

Total ratio = 1+3+10

Total ratio = 14

Given that there are 56 cups of salsa, the cups of onion needed is expressed as:

Cups of onions needed =3/14 * 56

Cups of onions needed = 3 * 4

Cups of onions needed = 12 cups

Hence the cups of onion needed to make 56 cups of salsa is 12 cups

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