Question

4. Mark is making Bean Salad. The recipe calls for 4 ounces green beans to 3 ounces Lima Beans. Mark needs to make a total of 56 ounces of Bean Salad. What is the ratio of Lima Beans to Green Beans in the 56 oz salad? *

Answer 1

As given,

Bean Salad recipe calls for 4 ounces green beans to 3 ounces Lima Beans.

The total amount of salad = 56 oz

The ratio of Lima beans to green beans is 4:3.

We can say that the green beans have a total share of 4/7 of the overall salad. (4+3 = 7).

Similarly, the lima beans have a total share of 3/7 of the overall salad.

The weight of green beans = 56 * 4/7 = 32 oz

The weight of lime beans = 56 * 3/7 = 24 oz

If we check the ratio again, it would be 3/4.

Ratio of Lima beans/ ratio of green beans = 24/32 = 3/4