Question

Edward recipe for salad calls for 2 1/4 cups of lettuce and 1/2 lb of tomatoes. Determine how many cups of lettuce Edward would need to mix 1lb of tomatoes. Show your work

Answer 1

Amount of tomatoes = $\frac{1}{2}$ pound

Amount of lettuce needed for half pound of tomatoes = $2\frac{1}{4}= \frac{9}{4}$

So amount of lettuce needed for 1 pound of tomatoes will be =

We will double the lettuce amount or in other words, multiply it by 2.

So, $\frac{9}{4}\times2= \frac{9}{2}$

Hence, $\frac{9}{2}$ pounds of lettuce will be needed for 1 pound of tomatoes.