Question

Scott used 1 3 tablespoons of salt to make 1 4 liters of beans. If Scott's recipe is for 1 liter of beans, how much salt will he need to make triple the recipe?

A) 3 tablespoons of salt
B) 4 tablespoons of salt
C) 6 tablespoons of salt
D) 9 tablespoons of salt

Answer 1

Answer:b

Explanation:

Answer 2

B) 4 tablespoons of salt

Explanation:

Here is the correct question: Scott used 1/3 tablespoons of salt to make 1/4 liters of beans. If Scott's recipe is for 1 liter of beans, how much salt will he need to make triple the recipe?

Given is the ratio of salt and beans to make recipe for 1 liter of beans.

Ratio given for 1 liters of beans;
`(salt)/(beans) = ((1)/(3) )/((1)/(4) )`.

Now, simplifying the ratio

`((1)/(3) )/((1)/(4) )= (1)/(3) * (4)/(1)`

∴ Ratio for salt and bean in a recipe for 1 liter of beans is
`(4)/(3)`.

Next, finding the proportion of salt to make triple the recipe.

Triple the recipe means 3 times of 1 liter of beans, which is 3 liters of beans.

∴ The proportion of salt in 3 liter beans=
`(4\ tablespoon\ salt)/(3\ tablespoon\ beans) * 3\ lts\ of\ beans`

Hence, 4 tablespoon of salt is required to make 3 liters of beans or triple the recipe.