Question

if 200g of one ingredient is used in a recipe which calls for a ratio of 4:7 with a second ingredient, how much of the second ingredient is needed??

Answer 1

If a recipe calls for a ratio of 4:7 with a second ingredient and 200g of the first ingredient is used, we can use the following proportion to find out how much of the second ingredient is needed:

4/7 = 200/x

where x is the amount of the second ingredient needed.

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply to get:

4x = 7 * 200

Then, we can divide both sides by 4 to get:

x = (7 * 200)/4 = 350

Therefore, 350g of the second ingredient is needed.