Question

Monica makes tomato sauce with the plants she grows in her garden. She uses 3 basil leaves in her sauce for every 8 tomatoes. She is making a big batch of sauce with 32 tomatoes from her garden.

How many basil leaves should Monica use in her sauce?

Answer 1

Twelve.

Explanation:

This scenario can be interpreted by the ratio 3:8, with 3 being the amount of basil leaves and 8 being the amount of tomatoes. If there were 32 tomatoes in the sauce, then there would have been 12 basil leaves.

3:8

6:16

9:24

12:32

All of these ratios can simplify back down to 3:8.

Answer 2

12

Step-by-step explanation: has to do with ratios and proportionalities. 3/8 is going to equal b/32. B = to number of basil leaves. 32/8= 4. 4x3=12.