Question

A salad dressing is made by mixing lemon juice and vinegar in the ratio 4:3.

Vicky makes 700ml of salad dressing. How much lemon juice does she use? answer in ml

Answer 1

400 ml of lemon juice

We know that there are 700 ml of salad dressing, and the ratio of lemon juice to vinegar is 4:3. We know that therefore, there are 7 equal parts. To find how many ml are in one part, we divide 700 by 7, which gives us 100. Then we can multiply that answer by 4 to find how many ml of lemon juice and 3 to find how many mi of vinegar.

100 x 4 = 400

Therefore, Vicky uses 400 ml of lemon

Explanation:

Answer 2

400 ml of lemon juice

We know that there are 700 ml of salad dressing, and the ratio of lemon juice to vinegar is 4:3. We know that therefore, there are 7 equal parts. To find how many ml are in one part, we divide 700 by 7, which gives us 100. Then we can multiply that answer by 4 to find how many ml of lemon juice and 3 to find how many mi of vinegar.
100 x 4 = 400
Therefore, Vicky uses 400 ml of lemon