Question

one batch of vegetable soup uses 2 cups of chopped onions, 1.5 cups of celery, and 1 cup of chopped carrots. select the ratio that will help a chef compare cups of chopped carrots to total cups of chopped vegetables.circle all that apply

Answer 1

So what you need to do is add all of the veggies up. 2+1.5+1= 4.5
Then you write the ratio out. 1:4.5.
This can also be written as 2/9 or .222 repeating

Answer 2

Total cups of chopped vegetables: 2 + 1.5 + 1 = 4.5

Cups of chopped carrots: 1

So the ratio is 1/4.5 or 2/9