Question

Math: Calculating Recipe Cost

A ratatouille recipe serves 10. The EP amounts required to make the recipe a
• 2 lb tomatoes ($0.95/lb)
• 2 lb summer squash ($0.79/lb)
• 1 lb eggplant ($1.19/lb)
8 oz onion ($0.25/lb)
1/2 oz garlic ($0.35/lb)
1 fl oz olive oil ($25/gallon)
1/8 oz kosher salt ($1/lb)

Answer 1

To calculate the cost of a ratatouille recipe, multiply the quantity of each ingredient by its price, then add up all the costs. The total recipe cost comes to $5.02, and the cost per serving is around $0.50.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the cost of the ratatouille recipe, we will apply the multiplication method used to determine the cost of fruits as shown in the reference information. Let's calculate the cost for each ingredient individually:

1. 2 lb tomatoes at $0.95/lb = $1.90 for tomatoes.
2. 2 lb summer squash at $0.79/lb = $1.58 for summer squash.
3. 1 lb eggplant at $1.19/lb = $1.19 for eggplant.
4. 8 oz onion at $0.25/lb {(8 oz is 0.5 lb)} = $0.13 for onion.
5. 1/2 oz garlic at $0.35/lb {(1/2 oz is 0.03125 lb)} = $0.01 for garlic.
6. 1 fl oz olive oil at $25/gallon {(128 fl oz in a gallon)} = $0.20 for olive oil.
7. 1/8 oz kosher salt at $1/lb {(1/8 oz is 0.0078125 lb)} = Less than $0.01 for kosher salt.

Now, summing all these costs will give us the total cost of the recipe:

$1.90 (tomatoes) + $1.58 (summer squash) + $1.19 (eggplant) + $0.13 (onion) + $0.01 (garlic) + $0.20 (olive oil) + < $0.01 (salt) = $5.02 for the entire recipe that serves 10.

The total cost per serving would then be $5.02 divided by 10, which is approximately $0.50 per serving.