Question

A resteraunt is making it's popular barbecue sauce. The recipe calls fo 1 1/2 parts of rice vinegar to 4 parts of cidar vinegar. A total of 132 ounces of vinegar is needed for a batch of sauce. How much rice vinegar will be needed?

Answer 1

35.64 ounces

Explanation:

Total vinegar = 132 ounces

1
`(1)/(2)` rice vinegar to 4 parts of cidar:

(1 1/2 = 1.5)

rice : cidar = 1.5 : 4

Rice vinegar part:
`(1.5)/(5.5)` = 0.27 (which is 27%)

Rice Vinegar needed: 27 percent of 132 ounces

`(1.5)/(5.5)` × 132

= (0.27) × 132

= 35.64 ounces