Question

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A sauce recipe uses 4 cans of tomatoes in every 2 1/2 quarts.

How many cans of tomatoes are used in each quart of the sauce?


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Answer 1

3/4 Is the answer to your questions

Answer 2

1
`(3)/(5)` can of tomatoes are used in each quart

Explanation:

To find the number of tomatoes used in each quarts, we will follow the steps below;

Using proportion to solve, let x be the number of cans needed in each quart

4 cans = 2
`(1)/(2)` quarts

x = 1 quart

cross-multiply

2
`(1)/(2)` x = 4

`(5x)/(2)` = 4

cross-multiply

5x = 8

Divide both-side of the edquation by 5

`(5X)/(5)` =
`(8)/(5)`

(On the left-hand side of the equation 5 at the numerator will cancel-out 5 at the denominator while at the right-hand side of the equation 8 will be divided by 5)

x =
`(8)/(5)`

x = 1
`(3)/(5)` can

Therefore 1
`(3)/(5)` can of tomatoes are used in each quart