Question

A salsa recipe uses green pepper, onion, and tomato in the extended ratio 1 : 3 : 8. How many cups of onion are needed to make 24 cups of salsa?

Answer 1

it depends on the how much the ratio makes but i think it is 72 but not positive but it also might be 6 but that is with additional information

Answer 2

Green Pepper : onions : tomato : sum
1 : 3 : 8 : 12
?: ? : ? :24
cups of onions = 3×24 ÷ 12 = 6 (by using cross multiplication)