Question

Eugene's grandmother is teaching him how to make her salsa recipe. Each batch of salsa requires ¼ of a cup of red onions. If they have 1½ cups of red onions, how many batches of salsa can they make?

Answer 1

1½ cups of red onions will be able to make 6 batches of salsa.

Step-by-step explanation

Let the number of batches that 1½ cups of red onions can make be x

¼ cup of red onions = 1 batch of salsa

1½ cups of red onions = x batches of salsa

We can write a mathematical relationship by cross multiplying

(¼) (x) = (1½) (1)

Before we proceed, note that

¼ = 0.25

1½ = 1.5

So,

(¼) (x) = (1½) (1)

(0.25) (x) = (1.5) (1)

0.25x = 1.5

Divide both sides by 0.25

(0.25x/0.25) = (1.5/0.25)

x = 6 batches

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