Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 7 - Section 7.1 - Ratio - Exercises - Page 271: 73

Answer

$\frac{4}{3}$.

Work Step by Step

We set $x=3~qt$ and use the fact that $1 gal =4 qt$ to get the ratio $$\frac{1}{4}=\frac{x}{3}$$ That is, the ratio of tomato paste to peeled tomatoes is $\frac{4}{3}$.
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