He will use 11 and half cups of olive oil to use with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given,
Olive oil used in recipe = 23 cups
Cinnamon used in recipe = 2 teaspoons
Ratio of cinnamon to olive oil in recipe = 2:23
Cinnamon Leon has = 1 teaspoon
Let x be the olive oil.
Ratio of available cinnamon to olive oil = 1:x
Using proportion;
Ratio of cinnamon to olive oil in recipe :: Ratio of available cinnamon to olive oil
Product of extreme = Product of mean
Dividing both sides by 2;
11.5 can also be written as
He will use 11 and half cups of olive oil to use with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
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