Question

Proportions 6. A certain salsa is made with 6 parts tomato and 2 parts bell pepper. How many cups of tomato should be combined with 1.5 cups bell pepper? Write a proportion, then solve. ​

Answer 1

4.5 cups of tomatoes should be combined with 1.5 cups of bell peppers.

Explanation:

Given that the salsa is made with 6 parts tomato and 2 parts bell pepper.

Let t be tomatoes and b be bell peppers

The proportion will be:

t:b

The ratio of tomatoes to bell pepper will be:

6:2

This ratio simplifies to 3:1

This means no matter how much more the tomatoes and peppers are, the simplified ratio will be same.

Now the bell peppers are 1.5 cups then the proportion will be:

`t:b::t:b\\6:2::t:1.5\\(6)/(2) = (t)/(1.5)\\3 = (t)/(1.5)\\t = 1.5 * 3\\t =4.5`

Hence,

4.5 cups of tomatoes should be combined with 1.5 cups of bell peppers.