a salsa recipe uses green pepper, onion and tomato in the extended ration 1:3:9. how many cups of tomatoes are needed to make 117 cups of salsa?
To find the number of cups of tomatoes needed, we need to find the ratio of tomatoes to the total ingredients in the salsa recipe.
In the given extended ratio of 1:3:9, the total number of parts is 1 + 3 + 9 = 13.
To calculate the number of cups of tomatoes needed, we need to multiply the total number of cups of salsa (117 cups) by the ratio of tomatoes to the total number of parts.
Number of cups of tomatoes = (117 cups) x (9 parts / 13 parts) = 81 cups
Therefore, 81 cups of tomatoes are needed to make 117 cups of salsa.