Question

Victor is making recipes for smoothies. His first recipe calls for 2 cups of

strawberries and 7 cups of other ingredients. His second recipe says that 3
cups of strawberries are combined with 9 cups of other ingredients. Which
smoothie recipe has more strawberries compared to other ingredients? Use
ratio tables to justify your answer.

Answer 1

His second smoothie recipe

Explanation:

Given that Victor has two receipts for smoothies:

The first recipe requires 2 strawberries to 7 cups of other ingredients (2:7),

The second recipe requires 3 strawberries to 9 cups of other ingredients, (3:9).

Let's crate a ratio tables in order to determine which recipe has more strawberry compared to other ingredients.

Ratio tables for first Recipe:

Straw berry | Other ingredients

2 | 7

4 | 2(7) = 14

6 | 3(7) = 21

Ratio Table for Second Recipe:

Straw berry | Other ingredients

3 | 9

6 | 2(9) = 18

9 | 3(9) = 27

Comparing his first recipe and his second recipe, when using 6 strawberries, his second recipe requires more cups of strawberry compared to other ingredients (6:18) than that required in his first recipe (6:21).