Question

A recipe calls for 4 parts chocolate chips for every 6 parts of nuts. calling makes the recipe for a party and uses 18 tablespoon of nuts how many tablespoons of chocolate chips did he use

Answer 1

To answer this question, we need to have into account the ratio between the chocolate and the nuts. This ratio is:

`(4)/(6)=(2)/(3)`

That is, simplifying the ratio, we have 2 parts of chocolate and 3 parts of nuts. This ratio must be the same for the tablespoon. Then, if we have 18 tablespoons of nuts, then we can pose the situation as follows:

`(4)/(6)=(2)/(3)=(x)/(18)\Rightarrow x=(2\cdot18)/(3)\Rightarrow x=(36)/(3)\Rightarrow x=12`

Therefore, we need 12 tablespoons of chocolate to follow the recipe for the party.