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A salsa recipe uses green pepper, onion, and tomato in the extended ratio 1:3:8 how many cups of union are needed to make 24 cups of salsa

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1:3:8 = 1x:3x:5x

So that means x+3x+5x=24

So 9x=24

x=2 2/3

Now you given that their are 3 part onions.

So their is 3 * 2 2/3 cups of onions:

Therefore there are 8 cups of onions.

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