A salsa recipe uses green pepper, onion, and tomato in the extended ratio 2:5:9. How many cups of onion are needed to make 96 cups of salsa? (1 point) Responses 12 12 5 5 30 30 54

Answer 1

To find the amount of onion needed to make 96 cups of salsa, we first need to find the total parts in the extended ratio: 2 + 5 + 9 = 16 parts.

Next, we need to find the number of parts that represent onions in the extended ratio: 5 parts.

Now we can set up a proportion to find the amount of onion needed:

5 parts / 16 parts = x cups / 96 cups

Cross multiply to solve for x:

5 * 96 = 16x
480 = 16x
x = 30

Therefore, 30 cups of onion are needed to make 96 cups of salsa.