A salsa recipe uses green pepper, onion and tomato in the extended

Question

ratio of 2:5:9. How many cups of tomato are needed to make 96 cups of
salsa? (1 point)

Answer 1

First, we need to calculate the total parts in the extended ratio:

2 + 5 + 9 = 16

Next, we need to determine the fraction of tomato in the extended ratio:

Tomato = 9 parts out of 16 total parts

To find out how many cups of tomato are needed to make 96 cups of salsa, we set up a proportion:

9/16 = x/96

Cross multiply to solve for x:

16x = 9 * 96
16x = 864
x = 54

So, 54 cups of tomato are needed to make 96 cups of salsa.