Question

Sophia is making tomato sauce. She adds 12 grams of her secret ingredient to each liter of sauce she prepares. If she has 4 grams of her secret ingredient, how many liters of sauce can she make?

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Answer 1

`(1)/(3)`liter

Explanation:

To make her tomato sauce,

Sophia adds 12g to 1 liter of sauce;

Let us find the;

liter of sauce per gram of ingredient =
`(1)/(12)`liter/gram

Now;

liters of sauce required to make 4grams

liter of sauce = 4g x
`(1)/(12)`liter/g =
`(1)/(3)`liter