A catering company’s recipe for Salad uses a ratio of 2 c of dressing to 4 lb of vegetables (a) write a ratio of dressing to vegetables as a reduced fraction (b) how many cups of dressing would they need for 16 lb of vegetables? Show your work

Answers: A. 1c/2lb B. 8 cups of dressing     SOLUTION   Given that a catering company’s recipe for Salad uses a ratio of 2c of dressing to 4 lb of vegetables   A. Write a ratio of dressing to vegetables as a reduced fraction A reduced fraction is the expression of a ratio in its simplest fractional form Dressing: Vegetable = 2c : 4 lb  In fractional form, 2c/4lb   2 is a common factor to both numerator and denominator Therefore, in reduced fractional form, 2c/4lb = 1c/2lb   Therefore, ratio of dressing to vegetables as a reduced fraction is 1c/2lb     B. How many cups of dressing would they need for 16 lb of vegetables 1c = 2lb 16lb = ?   Since 1c = 2lb 2lb = 1c 1lb = 1/2 c 16lb = 16(1/2)c 16lb = 8c   Therefore, they would need 8 cups of dressing for 16 lb of vegetables