A salsa recipe uses green pepper, onion, and tomato in the extended ratio 3:5:7. How many cups of tomato are needed to make 105 cups of salsa?

Solution:

Given, a salsa recipe uses green pepper, onion and tomato in the ratio 3:5:7.

We have to find how many cups of tomato are needed to make 105 cups of salsa.

The proportion of tomato in a cup of salsa = 7/(3 + 5 + 7)

= 7/15

For one cup of salsa tomato used = 7/15

For 105 cups of salsa, the tomato needed = (7/15)(105)

\(\\=\frac{7}{3}(21)\\=7\times 7\\=49\)

Therefore, 49 cups of tomato are needed.

A salsa recipe uses green pepper, onion, and tomato in the extended ratio 3:5:7. How many cups of tomato are needed to make 105 cups of salsa?

Summary:

A salsa recipe uses green pepper, onion, and tomato in the extended ratio 3:5:7. 49 cups of tomato are needed to make 105 cups of salsa.