Question

Edward’s recipe for salad uses a ratio of 3 3/4 cups of lettuce to 1/2 lb of tomatoes. Use a complex fraction to compare the amount of lettuce to the amount of tomatoes. Determine how many cups of lettuce Edward needs to mix with 1 lb of tomatoes. Show your work.

Answer 1

Answer:

a)  \frac{2 \frac{1}{4}}{ \frac{1}{2}}  

b) \frac{1}{2} • 2 = 1

so  \frac{9}{4} • 2 =  \frac{9}{2} cups (which is 4 \frac{1}{2}  )