Question

you add 7/3 tablespoons of olive oil for every 8/6 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar to make 44 tablespoons of bread dip. how much oil and basaltic vinegar do you use?

Answer 1

28 tablespoons of olive oil

16 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar

Explanation:

Olive oil : Balsamic vinegar

7/3 : 8/6

Add them together: 7/3 + 8/6 = 11/3

Divide the total (44 tablespoons) by sum of ratios: 44 ÷ 11/3 = 12

Therefore, the scale factor = 12

Now multiply the ratios by the scale factors:

12 x 7/3 = 28 tablespoons of olive oil

12 x 8/6 = 16 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar