Answers:
A. 1c/2lb
B. 8 cups of dressing
SOLUTION
Given that a catering company’s recipe for Salad uses a
ratio of 2c of dressing to 4 lb of vegetables
A. Write a ratio of dressing to vegetables as a reduced
fraction
A reduced fraction is the expression of a ratio in its simplest
fractional form
Dressing: Vegetable = 2c : 4 lb
In fractional form,
2c/4lb
2 is a common factor to both numerator and denominator
Therefore, in reduced fractional form,
2c/4lb = 1c/2lb
Therefore, ratio of dressing to vegetables as a reduced
fraction is 1c/2lb
B. How many cups of dressing would they need for 16 lb of
vegetables
1c = 2lb
16lb = ?
Since 1c = 2lb
2lb = 1c
1lb = 1/2 c
16lb = 16(1/2)c
16lb = 8c
Therefore, they would need 8 cups of dressing for 16 lb of
vegetables
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Hey there!!
The total cost is $52.
She paid $12 more for the layer cake than the cupcake.
Let's take the price of the cupcake as $x. Then, the price of the layer cake would be $12 + x
The sum of these would result in $52.
... x + x + 12 = 52
... 2x + 12 = 52
... 2x = 52 - 12
... 2x = 40
... x = 20
Hence, the price of the cupcake is $20 and the price of the layer cake is $32.
Hope my answer helps!!
-8=2-4y
-10=-4y
y=5/2 or 2 1/2 or 2.5
