Question

Mr. Anderson has 4 recipes for granola. Recipe 1 A 2-column table with 3 rows is titled Recipe 1. Column 1 is labeled Honey (tablespoons) with entries 5, 10, 15. Column 2 is labeled Oats (cups) with entries 2, 4, 6. Recipe 2 A 2-column table with 3 rows is titled Recipe 2. Column 1 is labeled Honey (tablespoons) with entries 6, 10, 14. Column 2 is labeled Oats (cups) with entries 3, 5, 7. Recipe 3 A 2-column table with 3 rows is titled Recipe 3. Column 1 is labeled Honey (tablespoons) with entries 3, 6, 9. Column 2 is labeled Oats (cups) with entries 1, 2, 3. Recipe 4 A 2-column table with 3 rows is titled Recipe 1. Column 1 is labeled Honey (tablespoons) with entries 8, 10, 12. Column 2 is labeled Oats (cups) with entries 4, 5, 6. Which recipe has the greatest ratio of honey to oats?

Answer 1

Recipe 3 is the answer.

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Answer 2

Recipe 3

Explanation:

Honey to Oats ratios for the four recipes are ...

1: 5/2 = 2.5

2: 6/3 = 2.0

3: 3/1 = 3.0

4: 8/4 = 2.0

The greatest ratio of Honey to Oats is found in Recipe 3, where it is 3:1.