Question

When Eric makes a small batch of salsa, he uses 1 cup of chopped onions and 3 cups of

chopped tomatoes. He wants to know how much of each ingredient to use in larger batches.
(1) Find the number of cups of tomatoes
Eric needs if he uses 2 cups of onion
Onions (c)
Tomatoes (c)
1
3

Answer 1

Answer: 6 cups of tomatoes

Answer 2

It would be 6 cups of chopped tomatoes

Explanation:

It would be 6 cups of chopped tomatoes because the ratio is 1/3 if you change the bottom you need to change the top so you would need to find the rate of change which is 2 or x2 so 3x2 is 6cups of chopped tomatoes